A teenager has died after his car left the road having collided with a cow in Co Antrim.
The victim of the tragic incident has been named by police as 18-year-old Josh Fletcher from the Moira area.
Emergency Services were called to the scene on the Moira Road, Lisburn in the early hours of this morning, October 18.
PSNI Sergeant Jonny Mackenzie said: “Josh was the driver of a car which left the road after colliding with a cow at around 3am on Sunday morning and sadly died at the scene as a result of his injuries.
"We are currently conducting a number of follow up enquiries into the collision and the road remains closed at this time with diversions in place.
“Josh was travelling in the direction of Moira, between the junctions with the Bushfield Road and the Moyrusk Road when the collision took place, and I would ask anyone who travelled along this stretch of road in the time leading up to the collision to contact police with any information or dash-cam footage they may have.
"Please call on 101 quoting reference number 227 18/10/20.”
