Police confirm death of man following RTC

The accident took place on the first of this month | The accident took place on the first of this month

placeholder image — The accident took place on the first of this month | The accident took place on the first of this month

Police confirm death of driver took place in hospital Saturday past

The Police Service of Northern Ireland can confirm that a man aged in his eighties has died following a road traffic collision in Newry on Thursday 1st October 1

Detective Inspector Stewart, from the Police Service’s Collision Investigation Unit said: “Police received a report at approximately 11.30am of a two-vehicle collision involving a grey Citroen C3 and a red Renault Clio on the A1, at the junction of the Derrycraw Rd.

“Officers attended, alongside colleagues from other emergency services and three people were taken to hospital.

“Sadly, the driver of the Citroen died in hospital on Saturday 24th October.

“I am appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision or to anyone with dash-cam or other footage that could assist with enquiries, to contact police using the witness appeal form at www.reporting.psni.police.uk/appeals quoting reference 560 01/10/26 or call 101.You can also submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form at www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.