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| Newry crash: Nuns killed in collision involving PSNI vehicle | Newry crash: Nuns killed in collision involving PSNI vehicle |
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| Two nuns have died in a collision involving an unmarked police vehicle in Newry, County Down. | |
| The two-vehicle crash happened on the Belfast Road near the Derrycraw Road junction just before 09:30 BST on Tuesday. | The two-vehicle crash happened on the Belfast Road near the Derrycraw Road junction just before 09:30 BST on Tuesday. |
| Three policemen were not seriously injured in the collision. | |
| The A1 road is closed in both directions between the Outlet centre at Banbridge and Sheepbridge Road. There are reports of long tailbacks. | |
| It is understood the women were travelling from Belfast to the Dromantine Retreat and Conference Centre on the Glen Road, Newry, when the crash happened. | |
| The police ombudsman is investigating the incident. | The police ombudsman is investigating the incident. |
| Dangerous | |
| SDLP MLA Dominic Bradley drove past the crash site as the police were closing the road. | |
| "It's a tragic accident," he said. | |
| "Two people have lost their lives, that is very sad. Our roads are very dangerous." | |
| Newry mayor Sinn Féin's Dáire Hughes said: "This is horrendous news, in particular, coming on the back of the deaths of a cyclist last week and a young man killed in a traffic incident near Carlingford last night. | |
| "The thoughts and prayers of the Newry and Mourne community are with the families and friends of those who have sadly lost their lives today." |