Write a commentA 6 year old girl has died following a road traffic collision on the Hilltown Road, Newry just before ten this morning.
The girl was a passenger in a Volkswagen car that was involved in a collision with a Seat car and a tractor at around 9.55am. Two women were also taken to hospital for treatment. Their injuries are not believed to be life threatening.
Police sources are appealing to anyone who was travelling on the Hilltown Road around this time and who witnessed the collision to contact local Police in Newry or the Collision Investigation Unit in Sprucefield on the non-emergency number 101.
Expressing her condolences the Deputy Chairperson of Newry, Mourne and Down Council, Gillian Fitzpatrick said, “It is utterly heart breaking to hear of the death of a young child just outside Newry following a road collision. I was at the scene earlier today with South Down MLA Karen McKevitt and we were deeply concerned over the amount of incidents over the past year. It is the worst nightmare of any parent for such an awful event to occur and I wish to express my deepest condolences to the young child’s family. I know the local community will rally around them at this awful time to provide every support they may need.”
South Down, MLA, Karen McKevitt also conveyed her sadness at the tragedy.
