Pedestrian suffers 'life-changing limb injury' following collision in Newtownards
Police in Newtownards after appealing for information after a pedestrian sustained a life-changing limb injury following a collision on Saturday (May 23).
Local policing Sergeant Young said officers attended the scene of a collision at Castlebawn Retail Park at around 1.20pm, after a pedestrian was reported to have been struck by a blue Skoda Octavia. A white Vauxhall Astra parked nearby also sustained damage.
Colleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and Air Ambulance attended and the pedestrian, a man aged in his 30s, was taken to hospital for treatment to a life-changing limb injury.
Enquiries are ongoing and the PSNI would appeal to anyone who may have witnessed the collision, particularly those who may have dash-cam or other footage, to contact them on 101, quoting reference 764 of 23/05/26.
You can also submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form at www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/