Motorcyclist (56) and cyclist (62) killed in separate Armagh and Antrim crashes
Paddy McDonald (62), a cyclist from Co Monaghan, and Philip Taylor (56), a motorcyclist from the Newtownabbey area, have both died.
Two men have died following separate road crashes, including Philip Taylor, 56. Photo: PSNI/PA
Two people have died in separate collisions on Northern Ireland's roads.
The accidents happened in counties Antrim and Armagh. Philip Taylor (56), a motorcyclist from the Newtownabbey area, died after a collision in Broughshane on Friday evening.
Inspector Cherith Adair, from the Collision Investigation Unit, said: 'Police received a report of a serious road traffic collision, involving a motorcycle, in the Knockan Road area, shortly after 6.50pm.
'Officers attended, alongside colleagues from our partner emergency services and sadly, the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two men have died following separate road crashes, including Philip Taylor, 56. Photo: PSNI/PA
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'He was 56-year-old Philip Taylor from the Newtownabbey area.
"The road was closed for some time, but has since reopened.'
Separately, Paddy McDonald (62), a cyclist from the Co Monaghan area, died in an accident in Armagh.
The accident happened on Friday afternoon. Inspector Adair added: 'Police received a report at around 2.20pm of a serious road traffic collision involving a car and a cyclist on the Monaghan Road in the Middletown area.
'Officers attended, alongside colleagues from our partner emergency services. A male cyclist was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
'He was 62-year-old Paddy McDonald from the Castleblayney area.
'The road was closed for a period of time as officers conducted enquiries, but has since re-opened.
'Collision Investigation Unit detectives are continuing to investigate the circumstances of the collision.'
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