Meath man killed in NI crash

The motorcyclist killed in a crash on the north Antrim coast yesterday was from Co Meath, police said today.

The motorcyclist killed in a crash on the north Antrim coast yesterday was from Co Meath, police said today.

Edward David Manly (64) crashed on the Causeway Road outside Bushmills. His wife, who was riding pillion at the time, remains critically ill in hospital today.

There were no other vehicles involved.

Meanwhile a woman killed in a crash between a car and transit van outside Dungannon last night was named as (83), from Coagh Street Cookstown.

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Two other women in the car and two men in the van were injured and taken to hospital. None are believed to have suffered life threatening injuries.

The deaths increased the toll on Northern Ireland’s roads so far this year to 70.