Five dead in four separate crashes in Northern Ireland

Five people have been killed in separate road crashes in Northern Ireland in the past 24 hours.

A motorcyclist and the driver of a car died in a collision in the Lisburn area yesterday evening.

The PSNI said the collision happened at the Glenavy Road area of Upper Ballinderry near Moira shortly before 6pm.

The drivers of both vehicles were pronounced dead at the scene, and a third person was taken to hospital for treatment of their injuries.

Separately, police say that one person died following a single vehicle collision involving a van in the Caledon area of Co Tyrone on Saturday night.

The PSNI were alerted to the incident in the Derrycourtney Road area shortly after 11pm.

Police enquiries are continuing and they are appealing for witnesses to both collisions to contact them.

In a third and separate incident, one person has died in a collision near Crumlin, Co Antrim.

It is understood the victim is a child.

The Belfast Road has been sealed off between the Nutts Corner Roundabout and Ballyhill Road since early this morning and remains closed.

Meanwhile, a fourth serious collision occurred on the Clanabogan Road in Omagh, Co Tyrone.

It is understood a motorcyclist was fatally injured in the collision.