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Sarah Scott

Sandyknowes incident: Man dies after taking ill in vehicle

A man has died after taking ill in a vehicle in Co Antrim.

Emergency services were called to the Antrim Road area of Newtownabbey, close to the Sandyknowes roundabout, on Saturday evening, December 10.

It is believed the man had fallen ill in his vehicle. He was taken to hospital but later died. It is understood it is being treated as a sudden death and not a road traffic collision.

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The man was an Amazon delivery driver and a spokesman for the company said: “This is a terrible incident and our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the delivery driver’s family and loved ones at this difficult time.”

A PSNI spokeswoman said: "Police attended a report of a man taking ill in a vehicle in the Antrim Road area of Newtownabbey last night, Saturday 10th December. The man was taken to hospital where he later died. The death is not being treated as suspicious."

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