A man has died in a four-vehicle collision in Newry.
Police said a lorry, a van and two cars were involved in the incident at around 6.30am on Monday in the Armagh Road area.
They said a man, aged in his 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene while two others were taken to hospital.
“We received a report of the collision at approximately 6.30am this morning, Monday October 19, in the Armagh Road area at its junction with Church Road,” a police spokesperson said.
“The collision involved a white Scania lorry, white van, blue BMW and white Toyota Auris. Medical treatment was provided to those injured, however, the driver of the BMW, a man aged in his 20s, was sadly pronounced deceased at the scene.
“Both the passenger and driver of the van were taken onward to hospital for treatment to injuries believed to be serious, while the drivers of the Toyota Auris and the Scania lorry were uninjured.”
Police have appealed for information and witnesses to come forward.
“We would appeal to anyone with information about the collision or who has dash-cam footage of what happened, to contact police using our witness appeal form at https://reporting.psni.police.uk/appeals quoting reference 159 19/10/26 or call us on 101,” they added.