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Irish Mirror
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Sarah Scott

Pensioner killed in horror car crash in Ballyclare, Co Antrim

A pensioner has died in a horror crash in Co Antrim.

The incident happened earlier this morning on the Ballynure Road in Ballyclare.

Emergency services were called after reports that a brown coloured Vauxhall Meriva collided with a wall, Belfast Live reports.

The driver, a man in his 80s from the Ballyclare area, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Ballynure Road in Ballyclare, Co Antrim (Google Maps)

A post mortem examination will be carried out in due course.

The road was closed for a number of hours but has now been re-opened.    

Chief Inspector Stephen Humphries has appealed to anyone who was driving on the Ballynure Road this morning and witnessed the collision, has dash-cam footage or who noticed the car being driven in the area to contact officers at Newtownabbey on 101 quoting reference number 580 26/07/19.

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