Northern Ireland

Man dies in one-vehicle crash on A1

The driver of a car has died after the vehicle left the A1 this morning
The driver of a car has died after the vehicle left the A1 this morning The driver of a car has died after the vehicle left the A1 this morning

A man in his thirties has died following a one-vehicle road crash on the A1 between Belfast and Dublin.

The man was driving a blue Mercedes car which left the southern bound carriageway shortly after 5am today. It happened close to Dromore, Co Down.

Police have asked for witnesses or anyone with dash cam footage to contact officers.

It comes after a woman died in a road crash in Downpatrick on October 31. She died in a one-vehicle collision on Belfast Road. Read more