24-year-old woman killed in Kilkeel crash named by police

A woman killed in a road crash in Kilkeel has been named as 24-year-old Aoife Tinnelly.

Jarlath Tinnelly, an independent councillor on Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, paid tribute to his daughter on social media, posting a photo with the caption “My beautiful baby Aoife”.

Ms Tinnelly, who was from the Kilkeel area, died after a two-vehicle road traffic collision on Monday evening.

A spokesperson from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Collision Investigation Unit said officers and other emergency services attended, “however very sadly Aoife was pronounced deceased at the scene”.

Two other people were taken to hospital for treatment for their injuries.

The Newry Road was closed for a number of hours but has now fully reopened.

Police inquiries are continuing.