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20/02/2002
Road accident leaves one man dead and two injured
An accident on the Portaferry Road near Newtownards has left a 20-year old man dead and two others in hospital.
One of the injured has been taken into intensive care at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, while the other is stable at Dundonald's Ulster Hospital. None of those involved in the accident had been named on Friday afternoon.
The accident took place at around 10.30pm on Tuesday February 19 between Finlay's Road and Mountstewart Road and left the area closed until 12pm on Wednesday.
Despite initial reports that two vehicles were involved it has now been confirmed that the accident involved a single car, a Renault Megane.
The cause of the accident is not yet known, but Newtownards police have appealed for anyone who was in the area around the time of the incident to contact them on: 028 9181 8080.
(GB)
One of the injured has been taken into intensive care at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, while the other is stable at Dundonald's Ulster Hospital. None of those involved in the accident had been named on Friday afternoon.
The accident took place at around 10.30pm on Tuesday February 19 between Finlay's Road and Mountstewart Road and left the area closed until 12pm on Wednesday.
Despite initial reports that two vehicles were involved it has now been confirmed that the accident involved a single car, a Renault Megane.
The cause of the accident is not yet known, but Newtownards police have appealed for anyone who was in the area around the time of the incident to contact them on: 028 9181 8080.
(GB)
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