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Appeal over police deaths crash | Appeal over police deaths crash |
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Police have renewed their appeal for witnesses to a crash in which four officers died. | Police have renewed their appeal for witnesses to a crash in which four officers died. |
Senior investigating officer Inspector Ian Kennedy said they had already spoken to a number of people who tried to rescue the policemen from their 4X4. | Senior investigating officer Inspector Ian Kennedy said they had already spoken to a number of people who tried to rescue the policemen from their 4X4. |
He appealed for any witnesses who had not yet spoken to police or who may have seen the Shogun to contact them. | |
Their vehicle crashed and burst into flames on the Warrenpoint to Rostrevor Road at about 0400 GMT on Sunday. | Their vehicle crashed and burst into flames on the Warrenpoint to Rostrevor Road at about 0400 GMT on Sunday. |
The men were answering a call for help from fellow officers. | |
The victims - Declan Greene, 39, Kenny Irvine, 30, Kevin Gorman, 24, and James Magee, 27 - all came from the wider Mourne area. Flowers and baby bootees have been left at the scene of the crash | |
Two Catholic, two Protestant, two were full-time officers and two part-time community officers. | Two Catholic, two Protestant, two were full-time officers and two part-time community officers. |
Mr Irvine's widow Andrea, who recently gave birth to a baby boy, attended her husband's funeral on Wednesday, the day of their fourth wedding anniversary. | |
The service was held at the Presbyterian Church in Kilkeel. | |
Earlier on Wednesday, the funeral took place of James Magee is at Dromore Cathedral. | |
Declan Greene's funeral will take place in Massforth on Thursday. | Declan Greene's funeral will take place in Massforth on Thursday. |
He lost three members of his family in the Tullaghmurry Lass fishing tragedy off the County Down coast six years ago. | He lost three members of his family in the Tullaghmurry Lass fishing tragedy off the County Down coast six years ago. |
Flowers and other tributes in memory of the officers have been placed at the scene of the crash. |
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