Name of teen who died in Newtownards car accident released
The name of a teenager who died after being hit by a car in County Down has been released by police.
He was 17-year-old Ben Reid from Newtownards. The accident happened at the Comber Road in Newtownards shortly after 01:00 GMT on Tuesday.
A police spokesman said the teenager was walking with a friend near the Ballyhenry junction of the dual carriageway. His friend was uninjured.
Police have appealed for anyone in the area at the time to contact them.