Police have confirmed a Co Down man who had been reported missing has died.
Christopher Casement, 23, originally from Downpatrick and known to his friends as 'Cricky' died following a one-vehicle accident on the Old Ballynahinch Road today.
Mr Casement's family issued a missing person's appeal on social media after he failed to turn up to work and hadn't been in touch with them since Tuesday morning, Belfast Live reports.
In a statement this evening, PSNI Inspector Rowland said: “At around 12.20pm it was reported to police that a single vehicle road traffic collision had occurred involving a blue Mazda 3 car.
“The Old Ballynahinch Road has now re-opened following the earlier road traffic collision.
“Enquiries are continuing and we would appeal to anyone who witnessed the incident or who may have dashcam footage available to contact police on 101, quoting reference number 734 of 04/09/19.”
