Police investigating a collision in Crossgar this evening, Sunday 22nd September, have made an arrest.

Sergeant Ritchie said: “We received a report of a car on its roof in the Ballytrim Road area at around 6.45pm.

“The driver made off from the scene. With the assistance of our Air Support colleagues, he was located nearby a short time later. 

“A passenger in the vehicle reported minor injuries. The driver, a man aged 35, was arrested on suspicion of driving with excess alcohol, driving while disqualified and failing to stop, remain and report. He remains in custody at this time. 

“Thankfully, no other vehicles were involved in this collision, and we are grateful that the consequences were not much more serious.”

Sergeant Ritchie continued: “The Ballytrim Road has been closed to facilitate vehicle recovery. 

“We would appeal to anyone who may have witnessed the collision, or who saw a black BMW 520d Sport in the area at the time leading up to the collision, to contact police. 

“The number to call is 101, quoting reference 1399 of 22/09/24. You can also report online at psni.police.uk/report.”