Man killed in Down car crash

A 22-year-old man killed in a car crash in Co Down yesterday has been named.

A 22-year-old man killed in a car crash in Co Down yesterday has been named.

Conall Smyth, from Castlewellan, was killed when the car he was driving crashed on the Castlewellan Road in Clough early yesterday morning.

The incident was reported at 7am. It is understood no other vehicle was involved. Mr Smyth was the 46th person to die on Northern Ireland’s roads this year.

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