Woman in her 20s dies after two-vehicle collision

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A woman in her 20s has died and two other people are in hospital after a two-vehicle road traffic collision in County Down, police have said.

It happened on the Newry Road in Kilkeel just before 18:30 BST on Monday.

Emergency services attended the collision which involved a white Audi A1 and a blue Mercedes Benz. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

The road was closed for several hours but has since reopened.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has appealed for information.