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Car crashes into canal in Newry Body found after Newry canal car crash
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A car has left the road and crashed into Newry canal. A man's body has been recovered after a car left the road and crashed into Newry canal.
The accident happened at about 13:50 GMT on Wednesday on the Omeath Road just outside the city. The man is believed to have been aged in his 60s.
Police have said at this stage, it is not clear if there have been any casualities. Police, firefighters and ambulance crews are at the scene. The accident happened at about 13:50 GMT on Wednesday on the Fathom Line just outside the city.
A search and rescue operation is under way and the Omeath Road has been closed on both sides of the border by the PSNI and the Garda. Police, a specialist dive team, firefighters and ambulance crews have been at the scene. The road has been closed at the Drumalane junction/Fathom Road.