Motorcyclist who died after two-vehicle collision outside Newtownards is named

Police have named the man who died in a two-vehicle collision outside Newtownards.

He was 58-year-old Lee Noble.

In the statement, written on behalf of Mr Noble's family, the PSNI say that Mr Noble came from the Portavogie area.

The statement adds that he died as a result of his injuries.

They add that Mr Noble had been riding a grey Kawasaki motorbike which was in collision with a car on the Portaferry Road outside Newtownards just after midnight on Tuesday, 28th June.

The driver of the red Nissan car was taken to hospital for treatment to minor injuries.

An investigation is underway and Sergeant Amanda McIvor is appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision, or who has mobile phone or dashcam footage which could assist officers with their enquiries, to contact the Collision Investigation Unit on 101, quoting reference number 14 of 28/06/22.