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Lauren Harte

Upper Newtownards Road: Woman, 51, dies after East Belfast crash

A 51-year-old woman has died following a crash in East Belfast on Friday morning.

The woman died following the single vehicle road traffic collision on the Upper Newtownards Road shortly before 8.50am on Friday.

Police closed the busy road in both directions for several hours before reopening it again at around 4pm.

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In a statement on Friday evening, a PSNI spokesperson said: "A 51-year-old woman has sadly passed away following a single vehicle road traffic collision in east Belfast, the Police Service of Northern Ireland can confirm.

"The woman died following the collision which occurred on the Upper Newtownards Road shortly before 8.50am today, Friday 30th December.

"An investigation is underway and Detective Sergeant Neil Harrison is appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision, or who has mobile phone or dashcam footage which could assist officers with their enquiries, to contact the Collision Investigation Unit on 101, quoting reference number 397 of 30/12/22."

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