Second crash near Dark Hedges

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Thursday, 27 September 2018 18:58

By Adam Evans

There has been a second crash on the junction of the Gracehill and Bregagh Road, Armoy.

This afternoon's collision follows on from a fatal crash at the same junction on Tuesday evening.

Police and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service were called out.

Local residents are alarmed at the rising number of accidents on the Gracehill Road close the iconic Dark Hedges.

UUP Councillor Joan Baird said, "I contacted the Road Service on the 8th September about the ongoing problems at these junctions. I was out and met residents at the Fivey Road Junction where the Air Ambulance had been a few days earlier and where the signage is rendered invisible by trees. It is a tragedy for the people concerned.

"Residents have alerted the Road Service and Police for some months to the dangers at these junctions by yet nothing has been doneWhen is some action going to be taken?"