Killylea crash: Man in court after father and son killed in County Armagh

The officer said police believe Mr Petrov was the driver of an Audi vehicle which moved onto the wrong side of the Killylea Road, resulting in a head-on collision with a Mercedes car.

When emergency services attended the scene, two men in the Mercedes were pronounced dead, and another woman was taken to hospital for serious injuries, where she remains in a critical condition.

Two other passengers, a woman and a male child, were also injured and taken to hospital, but have since been discharged.

The court heard that Mr Petrov was treated at the scene for injuries including a fractured arm.

He was taken to hospital, where he remained until 2 January.

Mr Petrov’s solicitor told the court that after he was discharged from hospital, he presented himself to Musgrave Police Station.

When questioned by the defence solicitor, the police officer confirmed that Mr Petrov said the last thing he remembered before the collision was stopping to eat a bar of chocolate because he is diabetic and felt his blood sugar levels were low.

The judge said he was satisfied Mr Petrov was the driver of the Audi car involved in the collision and that he could properly connect him to the incident.

A bail application was made by the defence, which was refused by the judge.

The defendant was remanded into custody to appear in court again on 21 January.