Lorry driver dies in road accident

A man has died in a road accident in Ballymena, Co Antrim, early yesterday morning

A man has died in a road accident in Ballymena, Co Antrim, early yesterday morning. Mr Martin McKernan (47), from Ballymena, died when the lorry he was driving crashed through a barrier at the Larne Road roundabout and fell down a steep embankment.

The RUC said no other vehicles were involved.

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