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Pedestrian dies after road incident in Crossmaglen | Pedestrian dies after road incident in Crossmaglen |
(about 7 hours later) | |
Officers were called shortly after 23:50 GMT following a report of a man lying on Cullaville Road | |
A man has died following a road traffic collision in County Armagh late on Friday, police have said. | A man has died following a road traffic collision in County Armagh late on Friday, police have said. |
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for witnesses after the male pedestrian's death in Crossmaglen. | The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for witnesses after the male pedestrian's death in Crossmaglen. |
Officers were called shortly after 23:50 GMT with a report of a man lying on the Cullaville Road, which links Crossmaglen with Cullaville. | |
When police arrived at the scene, they found a man in the road with serious injuries. | When police arrived at the scene, they found a man in the road with serious injuries. |
'Devastating news' | |
Det Insp Michael Winters said: "CPR was commenced until the arrival of ambulance staff but sadly the man was pronounced dead at the scene." | |
The PSNI is appealing for anyone who was travelling on the Cullaville Road around the time of the collision, or anyone who witnessed the accident, to contact officers. | The PSNI is appealing for anyone who was travelling on the Cullaville Road around the time of the collision, or anyone who witnessed the accident, to contact officers. |
They are also appealing for dash-cam footage. | They are also appealing for dash-cam footage. |
The Cullaville Road has since re-opened. | The Cullaville Road has since re-opened. |
Newry, Mourne and Down Slieve Gullion councillor Aoife Finnegan said it was "devastating news" for the community. | |
"I have spoken to the PSNI and want to follow up with a multi-agency meeting to see how we can prevent this from happening," she said | |
"Our condolences go to the family and friends of this individual." |
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