29/10/2002

Driver killed as car collides with lamppost

A 22-year-old man has been killed in a road traffic accident in Belfast.

The accident occurred on the King's Road in Knock area shortly before midnight on Monday October 28.

The man, who has not yet been named, died when his car struck a lamppost. No other vehicles are believed to have been involved in the accident.

Police have appealed for any witnesses who saw the accident to contact them.

(SP)

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