Men killed in lorry collision

Two men were killed when their car collided with a lorry on the main Belfast to Dublin road near Newry yesterday.

Two men were killed when their car collided with a lorry on the main Belfast to Dublin road near Newry yesterday.

The victims were a taxi-driver, Mr Brian Torrens (34), from Ardaveen in Bessbrook, Co Armagh and his passenger, Mr Damien Kevin McDonnell (30), from Ferryhill Road in Newry.

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