Two people in critical condition after crashes in Ballymena and Omagh

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Image caption, A woman aged in her 70s was hit by a car in Ballymena on Friday evening

Two people are in critical condition in hospital after being hit by cars in separate crashes.

A woman in her 70s was struck on the Larne Road Link in Ballymena at about 19:00 GMT on Friday. The driver was spoken to by police at the scene.

In Omagh, a man was hit by a vehicle on the Great Northern Road at about 04:50 on Saturday.

Both roads, which were closed for a number of hours, have since reopened.

Police have appealed for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage of the incidents to contact them.