By Maria McCann
Four people are being treated in hospital in Belfast after a crash just outside Castlewellan.
A fifth person involved in the two vehicle crash on the Bryansford Road remains in a stable condition in Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry.
The Belfast Health and social care trust says three of the people involved are in a critical condition in the Royal Victoria Hospital.
A grey Ford Mondeo and silver VW Golf collided in the Kilcoo area around 11.30 on Wednesday night.
Sergeant Wallace said: “We are appealing to anyone that may have witnessed the collision to contact Downpatrick Police Station on the non-emergency number 101."
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