Pedestrian tragically killed in Christmas week crash in Northern Ireland named
A pedestrian who was tragically killed in a collision in Northern Ireland the early hours of Wednesday morning has been named. The collision, involving a male pedestrian and a car, happened on the Bridge Road in Dunloy, County Antrim, just before 2.30am on December 27. Alan Doherty, 57, who was from the Dunloy area, sadly died at the scene of the collision from his injuries, Belfast Live reports[1].
The road was closed overnight but has since reopened. A spokesperson for the PSNI said: “Police can confirm that a man has died following a road traffic collision on the Bridge Road in Dunloy, in the early hours of Wednesday 27th December. “It was reported shortly before 2:30am, that a male pedestrian and a car had been involved in a collision.
Sadly, the pedestrian, 57 year old Alan Doherty, from the Dunloy area, died at the scene from his injuries. “The Bridge Road was closed overnight but has now reopened.” The PSNI spokesperson added: “Officers from the Collision Investigation Unit are working to establish the full circumstances surrounding the collision, and would ask anyone who was in the area at the time, and witnessed what happened, or who may have captured mobile phone or dash-cam footage, to contact them on 101, quoting reference number 255 27/12/23.”
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References
- ^ Belfast Live reports (www.belfastlive.co.uk)
- ^ Gardai probe suspicious death of man in Tipperary as property sealed off (www.irishmirror.ie)
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