Man (25) killed in Co. Antrim Crash

The motorcyclist is believed to have crashed with another rider before colliding with a parked car.

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Published 2nd Jun 2017
Last updated 2nd Jun 2017

A 25 year old man has died after a serious crash in County Antrim last night.

He was the rider of a motorcyle which collided with another bike and then a parked car on Main Street in Ballycarry.

The man was found shortly before 10 o'clock last night by a passing police patrol.

The PSNI say the rider of the second motorbike left the scene on foot and may have sustained injuries in the crash.

They are appealing for witnesses to contact them:

Inspector Peter Duncan said: “A passing police patrol came across the scene of the collision at around 9.50pm on Thursday evening.

"At this time we believe that two motorcycles were involved in a collision which in turn has caused one of the motorcycles to collide with a parked car. This has tragically resulted in the death of a one of the riders, a man aged in his 20's.

"It is believed the rider of the second motorcycle, who may have sustained injuries in the collision, left the scene on foot and has yet to be located.

"I would appeal to the rider of the second motorcycle to contact police as they may have information which would assist our enquiries.

"I would also appeal to anyone who saw two motorcycles being driven in the Ballycarry area on Thursday evening or who witnessed the collision to contact police in Larne on 101 quoting reference number 1306 01/06/17."

The road was closed overnight on Thursday but has since re-opened.