Man (84) dies after M1 crash

An 84-year-old man has died following a collision with a stationary police vehicle on the M1 motorway earlier this week.

The man is believed to have been travelling the wrong way on the motorway when the collision happened between the Lurgan and Moira junctions at 4.50am on Monday.

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He had been taken to Craigavon Area Hospital where his condition was described as critical.

The Office of the Police Ombudsman are now investigating this incident.

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