37 year old woman dead and another critical following Ballymena crash

Q Newdesk

A 37 year old woman has died and another is in a critical condition following a crash in Ballymena.

It happened on the Crankill Road shortly after 6.30 yesterday evening.

Both women were travelling in the front of a red Toyota Yaris which collided with a black Volkswagen Passat.

Two rear passengers in the Yarris suffered injuries which aren't believed to be life threatening.

Two men who were in the other car were taken to hospital but have since been released.

A woman has died following a collision in Ballymena. The 37 year old was the front seat passenger in a red Toyota Yaris that collided with a black Passat on Crankill Road on Friday evening. Officers are appealing for witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage to get in touch.

— PSNI (@PoliceServiceNI) 22 June 2019

A statement from the PSNI said:

Police can confirm that a 37 year old woman has died and another is in a critical condition in hospital following a collision on the Crankill Road in Ballymena last night, Friday 21 June.

It’s understood the woman who died was the front seat passenger in a red Toyota Yaris vehicle which collided with black Volkswagen Passat at around 6.40pm. The driver of the Yaris is in a critical condition while two rear passengers sustained injuries that are not thought to be life threatening at present.

The two male occupants of the Passat were taken to hospital but have since been treated and released.

Inspector Marc Riddell is appealing for witnesses to the collision to get in touch: “I would like to hear from anyone who saw either vehicle on the Crankill Road prior to the time of the crash, or anyone who may have witnessed the collision or captured dashcam footage of it. Officers can be contacted by calling 101, quoting reference 1558 21/06/19.”