Road reopens after horrific images captured aftermath of a one vehicle collision

Police received a report shortly after 4.45am that a car had collided with a number of parked vehicles on Downpatrick Street.

As a result of this, two men have been taken to hospital for treatment to their injuries.

A PSNI statement says that the road is expected to remain closed for some time and local diversions are in place.

Anyone who was in the area at the time and has any information or dashcam footage should contact police on 101 quoting reference 171 of 1/3/21.

A report can also be made online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/.

You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/

The road finally reopened around 5.45pm.

A post on TrafficwatchNI said: “#CoDown Downpatrick Street in #Crossgar has now been reopened following an early morning collision”.

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