Northern Ireland

Police appeal for witnesses after cyclist death in Co Down

Police have appealed for witnesses
Police have appealed for witnesses Police have appealed for witnesses

POLICE have appealed for witnesses after a cyclist died following a collision with a car in Co Down.

The man, whose name had not been released last night, was cycling in Moira when the crash happened on Thursday.

Police said he was riding his bicycle on the Lisburn Road when he was involved in a collision with a black coloured Seat Leon around 5.45pm.

A PSNI spokesman said: "The female driver of the car was not injured during the collision."

Police are "appealing for anyone who was travelling on the Lisburn Road this evening and who witnessed the collision or anyone who has any dash cam or mobile phone footage of the collision to contact local officers in Lisburn or the Collision Investigation Unit on 101".