Man (39) dies after becoming trapped under own car

A 39 year-old man has tragically died after he became trapped under his own car in a car park earlier today.
Andrew Quinn
By Andrew Quinn
Published 1st Jul 2020, 18:11 BST
Updated 1st Jul 2020, 18:14 BST
The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon.The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon.
The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon.

Loughlin Maginn, from the Warrenpoint area, died in the incident in a car park near Downpatrick Street in Rathfriland.

It is believed at this time that he tragically died after he became trapped under his car when it rolled a short distance after being parked in the car park shortly before 12.30pm on Wednesday afternoon.

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Police enquiries into the incident are ongoing and officers would ask anyone that witnessed the incident or who may have captured dash-cam footage to contact them in Lurgan or the Collision Investigation Unit at Sprucefield on 101 quoting reference number 763 01/07/20.

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