Woman in 40s dies in Newtownards crash

A woman in her 40s has died in a one vehicle crash on the Portaferry Road in Newtownards.

The woman was the driver and sole occupant of a blue Vauxhall Astra which was discovered off the road close to Teal Rocks at around 9am this morning (Saturday).


It’s believed the vehicle, registration VCZ 4903, had been travelling in the direction of Portaferry prior to the collision.

Inspector John Hanna said police are appealing for the public’s help in tracing the movements of the vehicle between 7pm on Friday (17 January), when its whereabouts were last known, and 9am this morning when the car was discovered crashed by the shore.

“I would like to hear from anyone who travelled along the Portaferry Road between these times and who may have seen the car, or anyone who recorded any dashcam or mobile phone footage that could potentially help our investigation. The investigation team can be contacted by calling 101, quoting reference 384 18/01/20,” he added.

Update Portaferry Road.The road remains closed and can assure everyone we are working as quickly as possible to…

Posted by PSNI Ards on Saturday, 18 January 2020

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