Three killed in NI road crashes

Three men have been killed and one woman injured in separate road crashes, police in Northern Ireland said today.

Three men have been killed and one woman injured in separate road crashes, police in Northern Ireland said today.

In south Armagh, a man died in a three car pile-up on the Forkhill Road a few miles from Newry at about 9.15pm last night.

The crash occurred near Meigh village.

A second man died after he was knocked down on the Connor Road in Parkgate village near Templepatrick, Co Antrim yesterday at about 6.45pm.

In the third accident, a man was killed in a car crash in the Ballykelly area near Limavady.

The crash happened at 10.30pm last night and police said the road was closed for several hours.

Separately, a woman was being treated in hospital in Belfast after she was knocked down on the Crumlin Road area in the north of the city.

The PSNI has appealed for anyone with information on the four accidents to come forward.

PA