Motorcyclist dies in Newtownards crash

The tragedy happened on the Portaferry Road.
Published 29th Jul 2022

A man in his 30s has died after his motorbike collided with a wall in County Down.

The accident happened on the Portaferry Road in Newtownards yesterday (Thursday) evening.

Police say he was riding a Honda when the incident happened just before 7pm.

A PSNI statement said: “Officers from the Collision Investigation Unit are investigating and are asking witnesses and anyone who may have captured dashcam footage to please get in touch by calling 101, quoting reference 1568 28/07/22.

“Information can also be provided online using our non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/”.

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