Young man dies in hospital a week after horror two-vehicle road crash in Belfast
The 20-year-old man died as a result of his injuries on Saturday while receiving treatment in hospital
A motorcyclist man after he was involved in a two-vehicle road traffic collision in west Belfast last week.
TJ Kennedy, 20, from the Poleglass area, was rushed to hospital with serious injuries following the collision on Sunday, July 5.
Mr Kennedy was riding a motorcycle which was in a collision with another vehicle at about 6pm.
The PSNI confirmed that that the young man died as a result of his injuries on Saturday evening, July 11, while receiving treatment in hospital.
Detective Inspector Stewart, from the Collision Investigation Unit said: “We are continuing to investigate the circumstances of what happened.
“At approximately 6pm on Sunday, 5th July police received a report of a collision involving a blue Volkswagen Touran and silver Yamaha Tracer in the Shaws Road area, at its junction with Greenan.
“Officers along with colleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service attended the scene – and Mr Kennedy was taken onward to hospital. No other injuries were reported.
“We urge anyone who may have witnessed the collision or anyone with CCTV or other footage that could assist with enquiries to contact police on 101 quoting reference 1279 05/07/26 or by 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/
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