08/04/2005
Man dies in Co Down crash
A man has died following a road traffic accident in Co Down on Friday.
The incident, which involved two lorries, occurred on the main A1 Belfast to Newry road near Sheepbridge at around 10am.
A second person was hurt in the crash and has been taken to hospital with multiple fractures.
The road is currently closed between Sheepbridge and Newry and diversions have been put in place at Turmore Road and at the Mourne Country roundabout, where traffic is also being diverted via the Tandragee Road.
Today’s death brings the number of people killed on Northern Ireland’s roads in 2005 to 29.
(MB)
The incident, which involved two lorries, occurred on the main A1 Belfast to Newry road near Sheepbridge at around 10am.
A second person was hurt in the crash and has been taken to hospital with multiple fractures.
The road is currently closed between Sheepbridge and Newry and diversions have been put in place at Turmore Road and at the Mourne Country roundabout, where traffic is also being diverted via the Tandragee Road.
Today’s death brings the number of people killed on Northern Ireland’s roads in 2005 to 29.
(MB)
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