Woman becomes 270th road crash fatality this year

THE country's busiest route, the Belfast-Dublin road, claimed another traffic accident victim yesterday.

The death of a 23-year-old Newry, Co Down, woman brought to 270 the number of people killed on the roads this year.

The victim, travelling alone in the direction of Dublin, was involved in a collision just inside the Southern side of the border with a North-bound lorry and a jeep.