{"id":463303,"date":"2025-09-30T14:42:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T14:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/463303\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T14:42:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T14:42:25","slug":"castlereagh-road-crash-victim-named-by-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/463303\/","title":{"rendered":"Castlereagh Road crash victim named by police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>William Hunter was taken to hospital where he died a short time later<\/p>\n<p>13:29, 30 Sep 2025Updated 13:32, 30 Sep 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_William-Hunter.jpg\" alt=\"37-year-old William Hunter\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>37-year-old William Hunter(Image: PSNI)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"belfastlive\">The PSNI have confirmed the name of a man who died following a crash in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/east-belfast\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">East Belfast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"belfastlive\">37-year-old William Hunter from the Belfast area died following a collision which happened on Sunday, September 28 on the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/Castlereagh\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Castlereagh Road<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"belfastlive\">At around 11.50pm, police received a report of a one-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/news\/belfast-news\/castlereagh-road-crash-claims-life-32575640\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"32575640\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Castlereagh Road crash claims the life of man in his 30s<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"belfastlive\">Inspector Cherith Adair of the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/psni\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">PSNI<\/a>&#8216;s Collision Investigation Unit added: \u201cOfficers alongside colleagues from other emergency services attended and Mr Hunter, was taken to hospital where he sadly died a short time later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"belfastlive\">\u201cEnquiries are continuing and we appeal to anyone who witnessed the collision, or who may have dash-cam footage which could assist our investigation, to contact the Collision Investigation Unit on 101, quoting reference number 1693 of 28\/09\/25.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1_WhatsApp-community-QR-code-Belfast1.png\" alt=\"\"  \/>Join our Belfast Live breaking news service on WhatsApp<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/BtvqHkXhRUl8k5CCzMx9QU\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Click this link<\/a> or scan the QR code to receive breaking news and top stories from Belfast Live. 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