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Police have confirmed that an 81-year-old man has died in the Queen Street area of Ballymena.

In a short statement issued just before 9pm on Saturday evening (July 5), a PSNI spokesperson confirmed that road closures were in place at the Toome Road and Wakehurst Road junction due to a serious road traffic collision.

Motorists were asked to seek an alternative route for their journey.

In an update on Sunday at 11.45am, a PSNI spokesperson said: “The Queen Street area of Ballymena has now fully reopened to road users.

Emergency services were called to the Queen Street area of Ballymena on Saturday evening. Picture: Colm Lenaghan/ Pacemaker

"The road was closed for a time following the sudden death of an 81-year-old man in the Wakehurst Road area of Queen Street. He was a pedestrian in the area on Saturday, August 5 at approximately 7pm.

"Enquiries remain ongoing and anyone with information, CCTV or dash-cam footage that could assist with our investigation is asked to contact police on 101, quoting reference number 1453 of 05/08/23.”

Ballymena police seek dashcam footage following death of pedestrian (81)