Three killed in road accidents
Three young people have died in separate road accidents in County Derry in the past seven days.
The tragic toll makes this one of the blackest weeks for the county in years.
The first person to die was 24 year old Michael Deehan from the Slievemore Park area of Derry.
The tragedy occurred on Tuesday at around 7.45am at Legavallon Road, Dungiven.
It is understood that the young man was crossing the road on foot when he was struck by a vehicle. Michael was taken to Altnagelvin Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
In another horrific road collision on Wednesday 35 year old local woman Martina Feeney died after her Ford Fiesta struck a tree on the Glenedra Road, just outside Feeny, at around 6.30am. It is understood the Park woman was travelling to her work at the time of the accident.
In a separate accident a young man was killed in a head on traffic collision with a lorry, on the Glenshane Road, near Claudy yesterday (Monday) at around 7am.
At the time of going to press, the 19 year old driver of the car had not been named but he is believed to be from Derry city.
Local councillor Thomas Conway said: “The carnage on our roads, particularly in rural areas, is becoming too much to bear and I don’t know what the solution is, whether it’s policing or a change in attitude or perhaps a combination of both.
