The 17-year-old boy who died following a crash in Cullybackey on Friday evening has been named by police as Lewis McKee from the Ahoghill area.
The teenager was taken to hospital after a one-vehicle collision involving a blue Ford Fiesta in the Cardonaghy Road area shortly before 11.40pm on Friday, October 21.
Sadly, Lewis died a short time later.
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Two other young people who were in the vehicle at the time sustained injuries which are not believed to be life threatening.
Sergeant Green said: "Lewis was taken to hospital following a one-vehicle collision involving a blue Ford Fiesta in the Cardonaghy Road area shortly before 11.40pm on Friday. He sadly died a short time later.
"Two other young people, a teenage boy and girl, who were also in the vehicle at the time, sustained injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening at this stage.
"A 17 year old boy, arrested on suspicion of a number of offences, has since been released on police bail to allow for further police enquiries.
“Our enquiries are continuing and the Collision Investigation Unit is appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time who witnessed the collision, or who saw a blue Ford Fiesta before the collision in the area to contact police on 101 quoting reference number 2165 of 21/10/22.”
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