A man has sadly passed away following a single vehicle road traffic collision at Old Dublin Road in Cloghoge, near Newry, the Police Service of Northern Ireland can confirm.
The collision occurred shortly before 6.40am today, Monday 2nd January.
The road remains closed at this time as police enquiries continue, and motorists are asked to avoid the area and seek an alternative route for their journeys.
Detective Sergeant Green is appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision, or who has mobile phone or dashcam footage which could assist officers with their enquiries, to contact the Collision Investigation Unit on 101, quoting reference number 299 of 02/01/23.
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