Woman dies in County Down crash

It happened yesterday evening on the Newry Road in Kilkeel

PSNI
Author: Chloe StjohnPublished 21st Apr 2026

A woman in her 20's has died in a crash involving two cars in County Down.

It happened yesterday evening on the Newry Road in Kilkeel.

Two other people have been taken to hospital.

Detective Inspector Stewart from the PSNI’s Collision Investigation Unit said, “Shortly before 6.30pm, we received a report of a collision involving a white Audi A1 and blue Mercedes Benz on the Newry Road.”

“Officers alongside colleagues from other emergency services attended, however, sadly the woman was pronounced deceased at the scene.”

“Two other people were taken to hospital for treatment for their injuries.”

“The Newry Road, which was closed for a number of hours, has now fully re-opened to traffic.”

“Our enquiries are continuing, and we would appeal to anyone who witnessed the collision, or to anyone who may have CCTV, dash-cam or other footage that could assist with our investigation, to contact the Collision Investigation Unit on 101, quoting reference number 1288 20/04/26.”