Twins die in separate accidents a mile apart

Seventy-year-old twin brothers were killed by trucks while riding cycles today in separate accidents within hours of each other.

The first accident occurred at 7.30pm Irish time when one of the Finnish twins was cycling on an icy road in Raahe, 370 miles north of the capital, Helsinki.

‘‘Two hours 17 minutes later the other twin was hit and killed by another truck nearby while riding his bike on the same road in similar snowy conditions,’’ said Constable Pauli Ketonen.

The second twin was killed at a junction about a mile from the first accident, he added.

Ketonen said it was unlikely the second victim knew of his brother’s accident because police had not had time to inform the family about the first it.