Man in his 20s dies after Coleraine collision

Police received a report of a collision between a car and a pedestrian shortly after 1:20 am this morning

A man in his 20s has died after he was hit by a car in Co Derry in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Emergency services were called to Dunhill Road in Coleraine shortly after 1:20 am this morning following reports of a collision between a car and a pedestrian.

The pedestrian, a man aged in his 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Chief Inspector Celeste Simpson from the Collision Investigation Unit said: “Police received a report shortly after 1.20am of a collision involving a car and a pedestrian in the Dunhill Road area. “Officers along with colleagues from other emergency services attended, however, the pedestrian, a man aged in his 20s, sadly died at the scene. “The Dunhill Road was closed for some time but has since reopened. “Collision Investigation Unit detectives are continuing to investigate the circumstances and are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision or to anyone who may have CCTV, dash-cam or any other footage that could assist with enquiries, to contact detectives on 101, quoting reference number 88 of 08/11/25.” Alternatively, you can submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/.

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