The Police Service of Northern Ireland can confirm that a man who sadly died following a single-vehicle collision in Ballyclare on Friday evening, 26th June, was 31-year-old Matthew McIlroy, from the Co Antrim area.

Police received a report at around 6.45pm on Friday of a black Audi A5 car which had crashed and overturned in the Green Road area.

Officers, along with colleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service, attended, however, sadly Mr McIlroy was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Enquiries are continuing and anyone who witnessed the collision, or who may have any information which could assist with the investigation – including dash-cam or other footage – is asked to contact the Collision Investigation Unit on 101, quoting reference number 1619 of 26/06/26.

We would appeal for anyone with information about the collision to contact police using our witness appeal form at https://reporting.psni.police.uk/appeals

You can also submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form at www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.