Bikers among three killed on road

The scene of the motorcycle crash near Carnlough

Two motorcyclists and the driver of a car lost their lives in three separate road accidents on Sunday.

Tom Robinson, 52, from Whitehead, was killed when his bike and a police motorcycle collided on the Garron Road outside Carnlough.

Peter Brownlee, 40, from Newtownabbey - who was also on a motorbike, died on the Glenravel Road in Ballymena.

Hugh Donegan, 32, from Shantallow in Londonderry died in County Donegal when his car hit a fence.

Mr Robinson was killed at an accident blackspot on Garron Road, outside Carnlough, at about 1420 BST on Sunday.

At the time, police were escorting a group of motorcyclists from the Carrickfergus-based Quay Vipers motor cycle club in a charity ride along the coast road.

According to a posting on the club's website Mr Robinson was not part of that event but was travelling in the opposite direction when he collided with the police motorcycle.

The police officer who was injured was treated in hospital. His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

Ombudsman

The incident has been reported to the the Police Ombudsman who is carrying out an investigation.

In a separate incident, Mr Brownlee died when his bike was in collision with a van near Ballymena.

The accident took place on the Glenravel Road at about 1030 BST on Sunday.

In the third crash in Donegal, Mr Donegan was the driver of a car which hit a fence.

Another man in his 20s was also seriously injured in the accident, which happened at about 1000 BST on Sunday on the Muff to Moville Road in the townland of Clar.

The injured man is critically ill and has moved been from Altnagelvin Hospital to the Royal in Belfast.