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Victim was from the Portrush area
Jamie Mitchell
A young man who died in an road accident in Co Londonderry has been named by police.
Jamie Mitchell passed away in the early hours of this morning after a road traffic collision.
The accident happened on the Dunhill Road of the Coleraine area.
The 24-year-old was pronounced dead a the scene.
Chief Inspector Celeste Simpson from the Collision Investigation Unit said: “Police received a report shortly after 1.20am of a collision involving a car and a pedestrian in the Dunhill Road area.
“Officers along with colleagues from other emergency services attended, however, the pedestrian, a man aged in his 20s, sadly died at the scene.
“The Dunhill Road was closed for some time but has since reopened.”
Jamie Mitchell
Police have appealed for witnesses to contact them.
It is the second fatal accident involving a pedestrian in the last week.
On Thursday John Shaw passed away after an incident involving a car near Magherafelt.
The accident happened shortly after 5.50pm in the Grange Road area.
Jamie Mitchell
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Emergency services attended, but the 69-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.