Man who died after collision is named

Police have confirmed that the man who died following a road traffic collision on the Castlewellan Road in Banbridge yesterday morning was 27-year-old Gary Bernard Hamilton from the Armagh area.

A PSNI spokesman said he had been travelling in the direction of Banbridge when his Yamaha motorcycle was involved in the collision shortly before 10am.Police are continuing to appeal for anyone who witnessed the collision, who may have dashcam footage, or who was travelling on the Castlewellan Road and observed the motorcycle prior to the collision to contact local officers in Lurgan or the Collision Investigation Unit on 101 quoting reference 639 08/07/18.

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