Teenager among five killed in weekend road crashes

A teenager is among five people who died in road crashes in Northern Ireland at the weekend.

The 16-year-old from County Tipperary was involved in a two vehicle collision on the Belfast Road, near Nutts Corner before 08:00 BST on Sunday.

The driver of the other vehicle has been arrested on suspicion of a number of motoring offences.

In Omagh, Patrick Deery, 61, died at the scene after a single vehicle road traffic collision involving a motorcycle happened before 11:00 BST on the Clanabogan Road on Sunday.

The collision at Nutts Corner involved a black Volkswagen Golf and a silver Volkswagen Passat.

The male teenager, who was the passenger in the Passat, died at the scene.

The driver of the Passat sustained minor injuries and two other passengers, including a 10-year child, are in hospital.

Police said the child's condition is critical.

On Saturday, two people were killed following a road crash at Upper Ballinderry in County Antrim and another person died after a single-vehicle crash in Caledon, County Tyrone.

The Clanabogan and Belfast roads have since reopened.

Police have appealed for anyone with information or dash-cam footage of both collisions to come forward.