Chaos in Northern Ireland: Road Closure After Fatal Crash

Emergency services are at the scene of a serious road traffic collision in Co Down. A spokesperson for the PSNI said: The Portaferry Road has been closed at the intersection with Finlay's Road and Cunningburn Road following a serious road traffic collision. Road users are asked to avoid the area. Stay with us as we bring you the latest updates as we get them in our live blog below.

Police Investigation
Inspector Cherith Adair, from the Collision Investigation Unit, said: “Police received a report shortly after 10.20am on Friday morning, that a red coloured lorry travelling towards Greyabbey had been involved in a collision with a silver Citroen Berlingo people carrier and a white Audi A3 car travelling in the direction of Newtownards. Officers attended, alongside colleagues from our partner emergency services. A passenger in the Citroen Berlingo, a woman aged in her 60’s sadly died at the scene. Eight other people - three men, two women and three children - attended hospital for treatment. The Portaferry Road remains closed as an examination of the scene continues. Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the circumstances of the collision, and would like to hear from witnesses or anyone who may have captured dash-cam or other footage which could assist with our enquiries. You can call 101 and quote reference CW 422 25/04/25 or report online at http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/.**

Service Disruption
Translink said due to the crash, Ulsterbus 9, 9B and 10 services will operate via the Finlays Road and the Mountstewart until further notice. The road is closed while emergency services attend the scene. Thank you for joining us. We will bring you the latest updates as we get them.