Man, 62, dies following road traffic collision

The Police Service of Northern Ireland can confirm that a man has sadly died following a road traffic collision in Armagh yesterday, Friday, 16th May.

Inspector Cherith Adair, from the Collision Investigation Unit, said:

“Police received a report at around 2.20pm of a serious road traffic collision involving a car and a cyclist on the Monaghan Road in the Middletown area.

“Officers attended, alongside colleagues from our partner emergency services. A male cyclist was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

“He was sixty-two-year-old Paddy McDonald from the Castleblayney area.

“The road was closed for a period of time as officers conducted enquiries, but has since re-opened.

“Collision Investigation Unit detectives are continuing to investigate 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 998 of 16/05/25, or make a report online at http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/.”