{"id":546773,"date":"2025-11-03T18:42:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T18:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/546773\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T18:42:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T18:42:30","slug":"a-police-dog-was-deployed-in-the-hunt-for-the-driver-of-a-dark-coloured-citroen-on-the-outskirts-of-newry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/546773\/","title":{"rendered":"A police dog was deployed in the hunt for the driver of a dark coloured Citroen on the outskirts of Newry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police at the scene of a RTC on the Silverbridge Road on the outskirts of Newry on November 3rd 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/899c4c25-7f7b-4615-bb8d-218d24ad750b.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)\">Police at the scene of a RTC on the Silverbridge Road on the outskirts of Newry on November 3rd 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police at the scene of a RTC on the Silverbridge Road on the outskirts of Newry on November 3rd 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/a1a6e9ab-d87d-4e4a-8eb8-46496117ed56.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)\">Police at the scene of a RTC on the Silverbridge Road on the outskirts of Newry on November 3rd 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"thumbnail: Police at the scene of a RTC on the Silverbridge Road on the outskirts of Newry on November 3rd 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762195347_570_899c4c25-7f7b-4615-bb8d-218d24ad750b.jpg\" height=\"40px\" width=\"auto\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"thumbnail: Police at the scene of a RTC on the Silverbridge Road on the outskirts of Newry on November 3rd 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762195348_139_a1a6e9ab-d87d-4e4a-8eb8-46496117ed56.jpg\" height=\"40px\" width=\"auto\"\/><\/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)\">A police dog was deployed in the hunt for the driver of a dark coloured Citroen on the outskirts of Newry on Sunday night.<\/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)\">Emergency services were called to reports of an road traffic collision on the Silverbridge Road shortly before 10pm.<\/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)\">It was reported that a man had collided with a telegraph pole and flipped the car, where he was reported to have also been trapped in the vehicle.<\/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)\">Police, firefighters, and ambulance crews raced to the scene but, upon arrival, found that the male had fled.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police at the scene of a RTC on the Silverbridge Road on the outskirts of Newry on November 3rd 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762195350_849_a1a6e9ab-d87d-4e4a-8eb8-46496117ed56.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)\">Police at the scene of a RTC on the Silverbridge Road on the outskirts of Newry on November 3rd 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott)<\/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 police dog was deployed into nearby fields on the hunt for the driver, but he was not found.<\/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)\">In a statement, a police spokesperson said: \u201cPolice in Newry received a report at around 10pm on Sunday, of a single-vehicle collision in the Silverbridge Road area, where a car had hit a telegraph pole and overturned.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police at the scene of a RTC on the Silverbridge Road on the outskirts of Newry on November 3rd 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/899c4c25-7f7b-4615-bb8d-218d24ad750b.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)\">Police at the scene of a RTC on the Silverbridge Road on the outskirts of Newry on November 3rd 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott)<\/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)\">Belfast History Explained: The Story of the River Farset<\/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)\">\u201cThe driver had already left the scene when police arrived.<\/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)\">\u201cEnquiries are ongoing and anyone with information, including dash-cam, CCTV or other footage, can contact police on 101.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police at the scene of a RTC on the Silverbridge Road on the outskirts of Newry on 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