{"id":438467,"date":"2025-09-20T11:54:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T11:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/438467\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T11:54:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T11:54:13","slug":"roy-bamber-pensioner-dies-in-hospital-after-co-antrim-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/438467\/","title":{"rendered":"Roy Bamber: Pensioner dies in hospital\u00a0after Co Antrim collision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Breaking\u00a0|\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The accident happened on September 10. Stock photo.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/e1484c16-353b-44a3-904e-485fb6905fac.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The accident happened on September 10. Stock photo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A pensioner has died after a crash in Co Antrim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Robert Russell Bamber, known as Roy, was from the Ballymena area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">He died following a three-vehicle road traffic collision in Ballymena earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Inspector Cherith Adair of the Police Service of Northern Ireland\u2019s Collision Investigation Unit said: \u201cShortly after 7.05pm on Wednesday, September 10 it was reported a blue Toyota Aygo, a white Citro\u00ebn Berlingo and a white Audi A3 were involved in a collision at the Moorfields Road, Ballymena at the junction of the Tully Road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cMr Bamber, who was driving the Toyota Aygo, was taken to hospital for his injuries, but sadly passed away on Friday, 19th September.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Enquiries are continuing, and anyone who witnessed the collision or has CCTV or other footage which could assist is asked to contact Collision Investigation Unit detectives via 101 quoting reference number 1396 10\/09\/25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Breaking\u00a0|\u00a0 The accident happened on September 10. Stock photo. 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