The pedestrian who died following a collision in the early hours of Sunday morning (15 December) on the Westlink in Belfast was 20-year-old Ben Lowry from Mossley in Newtownabbey.
Police want to speak with the driver of a lorry that was travelling on the Westlink in the M2/M3 direction immediately before the collision, just before 1am.
Police are renewing their appeal for information.
Tributes have been paid to Ben online.
Inspector James Murphy said: “I want to take this opportunity to renew our appeal for witnesses to come forward. In particular, we would like to hear from anyone who was in the area, driving on the Westlink, in the early hours of Sunday morning, between 12:30am and 12:50am.
“We are also particularly keen to speak with the driver of a lorry that was travelling on the Westlink in the M2/M3 direction immediately before the collision, at approximately 00:48am, passing the Grosvenor Road off-slip, as well as the drivers of two cars immediately after the collision occurred.
“Anyone who can help with our investigation is asked to call us on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference 104 15/12/19,” he said.
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