{"id":393697,"date":"2025-09-03T04:52:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T04:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/393697\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T04:52:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T04:52:13","slug":"lucas-trainor-psni-to-return-to-scene-of-fatal-collision-that-claimed-childs-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/393697\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucas Trainor: PSNI to return to scene of fatal collision that claimed child\u2019s life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lucas Trainor Photo credit: J Smith Funeral Directors Portaferry\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/6925e124-b903-47f1-8833-42c1520e4c01.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Lucas Trainor Photo credit: J Smith Funeral Directors Portaferry<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Police are to return to the scene of a fatal road traffic collision in Co Down to carry out further \u201ctesting\u201d. <\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Officers from the PSNI\u2019s Collision Investigation Unit will return to the Strand area of Portaferry on Wednesday, September 3. <\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Lucas Trainor (12) died on July 8 following an alleged hit-and-run collision with a red Skoda Fabia while riding his scooter.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lucas Trainor Photo credit: J Smith Funeral Directors Portaferry\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1756875133_613_6925e124-b903-47f1-8833-42c1520e4c01.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Lucas Trainor Photo credit: J Smith Funeral Directors Portaferry<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A PSNI spokesperson said: \u201cTesting will be carried out by officers on Wednesday 3rd September from approximately 9pm onwards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cThere will be road closures in place at the junction between the Strand and Castle Street, and at the Lough Shore Road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cWe would like to thank the public, including local residents in the area, for their patience as this testing is carried out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lucas Trainor Photo credit: J Smith Funeral Directors Portaferry\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/6925e124-b903-47f1-8833-42c1520e4c01.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Lucas Trainor Photo credit: J Smith Funeral Directors Portaferry<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">News Catch Up &#8211; Monday 1st September      <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lucas Trainor Photo credit: J Smith Funeral Directors Portaferry Police are to return to the scene of 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