Men from Portadown confirmed as victims of Upper Ballinderry road collision
Two men who lived in the Portadown area have been formally named as the victims of a fatal road traffic collision in the outskirts of Lisburn at the weekend.
They were 41-year-old Malek Kerbache and Mateusz Prokopiuk, who was 31.
The two men were pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash between a motorbike and a car in the Upper Ballinderry area on Saturday evening.
Police said they are investigating the fatal collision on the Glenavy Road on April 25 and have repeated their appeal for information.
Detective Inspector Dave Stewart, from the PSNI’s Collision Investigation Unit, said: “The driver of the white Tesla Model Y, who died, has been named as Malek Kerbache.
"The motorcyclist on the black Honda CBR 600, who died, has been named as Mateusz Prokopiuk. A passenger in the Tesla was taken to hospital for treatment to their injuries but has since been discharged.
"Our enquiries are continuing and anyone who was in the area at the time, who may have witnessed the incident or who has dashcam or mobile phone footage or any other information, should contact us on 101 quoting reference number 1142 25/04/26.”
You can also submit a report online at www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/
The Upper Ballinderry victims were two of five people, including a 16-year-old boy, who lost their lives as a result of collisions on Northern Ireland roads over the same weekend.
The teenager, who was from Tipperary, died following a crash near Nutts Corner while two men died after collisions in Caledon and near Omagh in Co Tyrone.