Man dies after single‑vehicle crash on Old Mill Road, Banbridge

A 21‑year‑old man from the Loughbrickland area died following a single‑vehicle collision on Old Mill Road in Banbridge, County Down, early on Friday morning.

Police said the incident was reported shortly after 5.50 am. Officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and other emergency services attended the scene, but the driver, identified as Josh McKnight, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The PSNI has launched an appeal for witnesses. Anyone who saw the crash or who has dash‑cam or other footage that could aid the investigation is asked to contact detectives via the witness appeal form at www.reporting.psni.police.uk/appeals, quoting reference 175 of 09/10/26, or to call 101.

The investigation remains ongoing.

Source: Irish Examiner. Photo: Mykhailo Volkov / Pexels.