Man dies in NI crash

A 22-year-old man has died after his car left the road and crashed in Downpatrick.

A 22-year-old man has died after his car left the road and crashed in Downpatrick.

The collision involved only the victim’s red Peugeot 206 and happened on Belfast Road, close to the Abbey Lodge Hotel around 7.30am.

The man was the driver and no-one else was in the vehicle.

Police have appealed for witnesses to contact them.

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