{"id":3222,"date":"2018-09-26T07:29:07","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T12:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3222"},"modified":"2018-09-26T08:30:38","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T13:30:38","slug":"american-dies-in-traffic-incident-near-northern-tourist-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3222","title":{"rendered":"American Dies in Traffic Incident Near Northern Tourist Spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man from the US has died after a road crash near a popular Northern Ireland tourist destination.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Munro, 31, from Orange, Connecticut, sustained fatal injuries in the collision on Gracehill Road in Armoy yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>The road is close to the Dark Hedges \u2013 a tree-lined avenue made famous by its appearance in the Game Of Thrones TV series.<\/p>\n<p>A woman in her 30s, also understood to be from the US, was injured in the crash. She remained in hospital this morning, though her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2.24186670.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2.24186670.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2.24186670-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>North Antrim Assembly member Mervyn Storey expressed his sadness, and raised concerns about the safety of the junction where the collision happened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur thoughts and prayers are with the family of the deceased and all those who have been involved in this very sad news,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-3222\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3222&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-3222\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3222&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-3222\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3222&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3222\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man from the US has died after a road crash near a popular Northern Ireland tourist destination. Michael Munro, 31, from Orange, Connecticut, sustained fatal injuries in the collision on Gracehill Road in Armoy yesterday. 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