Five Killed in Northern Ireland Road Crashes

A tragic series of road collisions in Northern Ireland over the weekend claimed the lives of five people, including a teenage boy and a motorcyclist, with several others injured, police reported Monday.

The deadliest incidents unfolded across counties Antrim and Tyrone between Saturday evening and Sunday morning. In the first, a two-vehicle crash occurred shortly before 8 a.m. Sunday on the Belfast Road at Nutts Corner in County Antrim. A black Volkswagen Golf collided with a silver Volkswagen Passat, according to the Police Service of Northern Ireland. A 16-year-old male passenger in the Passat, from County Tipperary in the Republic of Ireland, died at the scene. The Passat's driver suffered minor injuries and was treated, while two other passengers remained hospitalized Monday, including a 10-year-old child in critical condition.

The driver of the Golf was arrested on suspicion of several motoring offenses, police said. Detective Inspector Stewart of the PSNI Collision Investigation Unit stated, "Officers attended alongside emergency partners, and a male passenger in the Passat... passed away at the scene." The road was closed for several hours during the investigation but has...