A man in his 70's who died two weeks after a two vehicle road traffic collision involving a tractor has been named

Police have confirmed the name of a man died following a two vehicle road traffic collision which occurred on the Downpatrick Road area of Killough on Tuesday September 5
A man in his 70's has died after a road traffic collisionA man in his 70's has died after a road traffic collision
A man in his 70's has died after a road traffic collision

The man has been named as Robert Wiseman, who was in his 70s.

Mr Wiseman was driving a grey coloured Peugeot 3008 car which was involved in a collision with a blue coloured New Holland Tractor that was towing a trailer shortly before 4pm.

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Officers attended the scene along with colleagues from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service, Air Ambulance NI and Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.

The driver of the Peugeot car was taken to hospital following the collision, but passed away as a result of his injuries.

The driver of the tractor sustained minor injuries as a result of the collision.

The police investigation remains ongoing and officers are appealing to anyone who was travelling in the area at the time of the collision or who has dash-cam footage to please contact police on 101 quoting reference number 1231 05/09/23.