One dead, eight injured in four-car collision

One person died and eight others were injured, some of them seriously, in a four-vehicle collision near Newry this morning.

One person died and eight others were injured, some of them seriously, in a four-vehicle collision near Newry this morning.

The collision happened on a dual carriageway at Sheepbridge, one mile outside Newry, shortly after 9 a.m. today.

Emergency services are at the scene and several people are being taken to hosptial.

Police are advising motorists to avoid the area as there is heavy traffic congestion.

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