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Down Rally: Ryan Bradley, from Kilrea, dies after car goes into water | Down Rally: Ryan Bradley, from Kilrea, dies after car goes into water |
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A man who was competing in a rally driving event in County Down has died in an accident on the route. | |
Police said Ryan Bradley, from the Kilrea area of County Londonderry, was killed at the Down Rally on Saturday. | |
The event was cancelled after the car he was in crashed into a wall and ended up in Lough Island Reavy reservoir near Castlewellan. | |
A second member of the crew was taken to hospital as a precaution, but he is not thought to be seriously injured. | |
The rally began just before 10:00 BST on Saturday from the centre of Castlewellan. | The rally began just before 10:00 BST on Saturday from the centre of Castlewellan. |
About 70 crews headed the short distance to the first test at Lough Island Reavy and were due to go to Katesbridge before returning to Castlewellan Forest Park for service. | About 70 crews headed the short distance to the first test at Lough Island Reavy and were due to go to Katesbridge before returning to Castlewellan Forest Park for service. |
The emergency services, including police divers, were called to Lackan Road, beside the reservoir, at about 11:30 BST. | |
The organisers of Down Rally, Rathfriland Motor Club, later confirmed that a competitor had lost his life in an accident at stage one of the event. | |
"The thoughts of Rathfriland Motor Club, and everyone involved with the event are with the family and friends of the deceased at this time," it said in a statement on its website. | |
"As with all incidents of this nature, an investigation is now being carried out by the PSNI and appropriate local authority. | |
"Rathfriland Motor Club together with the sport's governing body, the Motor Sports Association (MSA), are co-operating fully with the investigation." | |
After the accident, the remainder of the rally was cancelled. | |
"The incident on stage one is still being investigated," it said. |