Nutts Corner crash: 16-year-old boy among five people who lost their lives on Northern Ireland's roads at the weekend
A 16-year-old boy has been confirmed as the latest victim following a weekend of tragedies on Northern Ireland roads which claimed five lives.
The teenager passed away after a two-vehicle collision near Nutts Corner on Sunday morning.
A 10-year-old child is understood to be in a critical condition in hospital following the crash on the Belfast Road.
The teenager was one of five people to die as a result of collisions in Counties Antrim and Tyrone.
His death was confirmed by the PSNI on Monday morning.
Officers received a report of a collision on the Belfast Road, Nutts Corner involving a black Volkswagen Golf and a silver Volkswagen Passat shortly before 8am on Sunday.
Detective Inspector Stewart from the PSNI’s Collision Investigation Unit said: "Officers attended alongside emergency partners, and a male passenger in the Passat, who was aged 16 and from the Tipperary area, passed away at the scene.
"The driver of the Passat sustained minor injuries, while two other passengers are still in hospital, including a 10-year-old child who remains in a critical condition.
"The driver of the black Golf has been arrested on suspicion of a number of motoring offences.”
Police enquiries are continuing, and officers have appealed to anyone who witnessed the collision, or who may have digital footage which could assist with the investigation, to contact the Collision Investigation Unit on 101, quoting reference number 348 of 26/04/26.
The Belfast Road, which was closed as detectives conducted enquiries, has now reopened to motorists.
The Nutts Corner collision followed a fatal two-vehicle crash in the outskirts of Lisburn on Saturday evening which claimed the lives of two people.
The incident, involving a motorcycle and a car, happened on the Glenavy Road area of Upper Ballinderry.
Two separate fatal collisions also took place over the weekend in Co Tyrone.
Patrick Deery, aged 61, from the Dungannon area, died following a single-vehicle road traffic collision on Sunday morning in the Omagh area.
Police also confirmed the death of one person following a single-vehicle collision involving a van on the Derrycourtney Road in the Caledon area late on Saturday evening.