Police return to scene of fatal crash in Belfast

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Police investigating a fatal road traffic collision on the Belfast bound A8 dual carriageway will return to the scene this morning.

Exactly 3 months ago, a man died from injuries he sustained after his car collided with a stationary lorry on the carriageway. 

The crash happened at around 7.50am on Saturday March the 16th.

In a bid to uncover more evidence, officers are closing the carriageway southbound towards Belfast from 10.30am to 3.30pm today, 

Constable Michael McNee from the Collision Investigation Unit said, "As part of our investigation into this collision, and in a bid to seek information, we will be closing the A8 Larne Road dual carriageway. southbound towards Belfast only.

"We are keen to hear from anyone who may have been on the road at the time of the collision and saw what happened or captured the collision on their dash cam to get in touch with us on 101 quoting reference number 264 of 16/03/19." 

Diversions will be in place during the period of time the road will be closed. 

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