Mother, daughter die in accident

A 32-year-old woman and her six-year-old daughter were killed in a three-vehicle road accident involving a bus in south Co Down…

A 32-year-old woman and her six-year-old daughter were killed in a three-vehicle road accident involving a bus in south Co Down yesterday.

Ms Vivien Fitzpatrick of Dundrine Road, Castlewellan, Co Down, and her daughter, Kerrie, were travelling in a Toyota jeep which collided with a car and a bus on the main Hilltown-Castlewellan road at about 1 p.m.

Ms Fitzpatrick's son, believed to be aged 3, escaped without serious injury.

The accident happened about two miles from Hilltown on a straight part of the road.

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Police in Rathfriland have appealed for witnesses to the accident and can be contacted by phoning (01820) 630224.