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Woman, 31, among two dead after weekend crash

News imageFamily photo Natasha Gove, a woman with wavy, shoulder-length blonde hair, looks directly at the camera. She is wearing a light grey ribbed jumper. Family photo
Natasha Gove was one of two people who died at the scene of the crash

Two people have died following a weekend crash in County Antrim.

Natasha Gove, who was 31 years old and from Ballyclare, died at the scene of Saturday night's crash on the Glenariffe Road near Cushendall, alongside a 41-year-old man whose name has not been released.

Police received a report shortly before 21:10 BST of a collision involving a silver Ford Transit Custom van.

Ms Gove's father, David Gove, expressed "great heartache and sadness" as he announced her death in a post on social media.

He said his daughter was a passenger in the vehicle.

Mr Gove appealed for privacy to "allow my family to grieve and deal with this tragedy".

News imageA road. On either side of the road is long grass. Beyond the grass there are trees.
The fatal crash happened on Glenariffe Road on Saturday night

No other injuries were reported.

Police said officers from the Collision Investigation Unit "continue to examine the circumstances of what happened".

They have appealed for any witnesses or anyone with information to contact them.