Write a commentThe PSNI are appealing for witnesses following the death of three local young men in a road traffic collision on the A1 Dual Carriageway between Banbridge and Dromore close to the Halfway Road junction yesterday evening, Sunday 23 August.
The three men, two aged 20 and one aged 19, were travelling in a red coloured Vauxhall Corsa that was involved in a collision with a black coloured Volkswagen Tiguan on the Northbound carriageway at around 5.40pm.
The female driver of the Volkswagen was taken to hospital for treatment for her injuries that are not believed to be life threatening.
Inspector Stephen Humphries is appealing for anyone who was travelling on the A1 Dual Carriageway yesterday evening and who witnessed the collision to contact local Police at Banbridge or the Collision Investigation Unit on the non-emergency number 101.
Commenting on the tragedy Newry and Armagh MP Mickey Brady said “The loss of three more lives, and such young lives, on our roads is nothing short of a tragedy,” he said.
“While the pain will be felt most acutely by the family and friends of those killed, their deaths have cast a shadow over the entire area.
“Road conditions on Sunday were extremely poor but finding out what exactly happened is for another day. Right now our thoughts and prayers are with three families going through unimaginable grief.”
