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10 Dec 2025

Car passenger dies in single-vehicle crash

Car passenger dies in single-vehicle crash

A man in his 20s has died following a road crash in Co Down, police have said.

David McDonald, 21, from the Carryduff area was a passenger in a car involved in a serious collision in Temple.

Police said he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Another man in his 20s and a man in his 80s are in a critical condition following separate road collisions over the weekend across Northern Ireland.

Police received a report of a single-vehicle crash on Saturday evening involving a blue Vauxhall Corsa in the Carryduff Road area of Temple, Lisburn.

The driver, also in his 20s, sustained injuries not believed to be life-threatening.

The Carryduff Road was closed overnight to allow for further enquiries but has since reopened.

Police are appealing for witnesses.

Meanwhile, the emergency services attended the scene of a two-vehicle collision on the Ballygawley Road, Dungannon, just after 9.20am on Saturday.

The drivers of both vehicles were taken to hospital for treatment to serious injuries.

One of the drivers, a man aged in his 80s, remains in a critical condition.

Separately, police are appealing for information and witnesses following a collision in the Donegall Road area of south Belfast at 12:30 on Sunday morning.

A report was received that a pedestrian in his 20s had collided with a vehicle. He remains in a critical condition in hospital.

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