Man in 80s dies after car hits wall near Ballyclare

A man in his 80s has died following a one vehicle crash on the Ballynure Road near Ballyclare this morning (Friday 26 July).

The man from the Ballyclare area was the driver of a brown Vauxhall Meriva which hit a wall on the main Larne Line at around 11am this morning.


The man was pronounced dead at the scene and a post mortem examination will be carried out in due course to determine the cause of death. The road was closed for a number of hours but has now been re-opened.

Chief Inspector Stephen Humphries has appealed to anyone who was driving on the Ballynure Road this morning and witnessed the collision, has dash-cam footage or who noticed the car being driven in the area to contact officers at Newtownabbey on 101 quoting reference number 580 26/07/19.

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