Ballycastle: Two dead after crash on Moyarget Road

A woman and a man who died after a car crash near Ballycastle, County Antrim, on Friday were Brigid Wilkinson and Owen McMullan.

Two cars were involved in the collision on the Moyarget Road just after 16:50 GMT.

Ms Wilkinson, 21, was from Ballycastle and Mr McMullan, 25, was from Armoy, County Antrim.

It is understood they were a couple and police said they both died at the scene of the crash.

A female passenger was taken to hospital where she remains.

A fourth person who was injured - and who is understood to have be in the other car - was taken to the Causeway Hospital in Coleraine.

'Heartbreaking'

Mervyn Storey, a DUP MLA for North Antrim, said: "When something like this happens it has that impact on the community because of the sadness of the circumstances and the devastation."

SDLP councillor Margaret Anne McKillop said it was "heartbreaking news" that had left people in Ballycastle devastated.

"I know they will pull together and try to support the bereaved families as best they can," she added.

The Moyarget Road has since reopened to traffic.

Police are appealing for anyone with information or dashcam footage relating to the crash to contact them.