Pensioner dies several days after collision with digger

An elderly pensioner has died in hospital five days after being involved in a road crash.

Gerald McElreavey (88), from the Ballymoney area of Co Antrim, was seriously injured last Monday evening when his car was involved in a collision with a digger.

The incident happened on the Quilly Road between Articlave and Coleraine.

A PSNI spokeswoman said he died in hospital on Saturday.

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Police are appealing for information about the collision and have requested that anyone with information should contact officers in Coleraine on 101, quoting reference number 2320 of 16/09/19. – PA