"Much loved father": County Down scrambler victim to be laid to rest next Wednesday

Funeral details have been confirmed for a 34-year-old man who died in a single-vehicle collision in County Down.

Peter Kelly, who is from the Newtownards area, died from his injuries after his scrambler was involved in a road crash on the Comber Road in Newtownards on Monday, June 30.

Peter Kelly will be laid to rest next Wednesday (July 9)placeholder image
Peter Kelly will be laid to rest next Wednesday (July 9)

He will be laid to rest at Clarke & Son's Funeral Church in Newtownards on Wednesday, July 9 at 2.30pm.

Funeral afterwards to Roselawn Crematorium in Belfast.

A death notice reads: “Much loved father of Kayden and Aoife, adored brother of Laura, uncle of Abigail and Rebecca and a beloved grandson and nephew.”

At the time, police said they received a report of the crash at around 7.25pm, with Mr Kelly sadly dying as a result of his injuries.

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