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A woman in her 20s has died following a two-vehicle collision on the Newry Road in Kilkeel last evening, Monday, 20 April.
Police have named the woman as Aoife Tinnelly, 24 from the Kilkeel area, a daughter of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Councillor, Jarlath Tinnelly.
The collision, involving a white Audi A1 and a blue Mercedes Benz, was reported to police shortly before 6.30pm. Detective Inspector Stewart from the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Collision Investigation Unit said: "Shortly before 6.30pm, we received a report of a collision involving a white Audi A1 and blue Mercedes Benz on the Newry Road."
Officers attended alongside colleagues from other emergency services, however the woman was pronounced deceased at the scene. Two other people involved in the collision were taken to hospital for treatment of their injuries.
The Newry Road was closed for a number of hours following the incident but has since fully reopened to traffic.
DI Stewart added: "Our enquiries are continuing, and we would appeal to anyone who witnessed the collision, or to anyone who may have CCTV, dash-cam or other footage that could assist with our investigation, to contact the Collision Investigation Unit on 101, quoting reference number 1288 20/04/26."
