27/11/2023

Appeal Following Fatal Collision In South Belfast

The PSNI have issued an appeal for information and witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in south Belfast on the morning of Sunday, 26 November.

Police received a report shortly before 4am of a collision involving a blue VW Lupo in the Annadale Embankment area.

Officers attended, alongside colleagues from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.

Medical treatment was provided at the scene and the man was subsequently taken to hospital. The man, aged in his 20s, was pronounced dead a short time later.

The road which was closed for a time to allow for police enquiries, has since reopened to all traffic.

Sergeant Green from the Police Service's Collision Investigation Unit said: "Our investigation is continuing and we are appealing to anyone who was travelling in the Annadale Embankment area before 4am and who has dash-cam footage, to contact the Collision Investigation Unit on 101, and quote reference number 349 26/11/23."

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