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Young child dies after three-vehicle crash in Newry

Two women were also injured in the crash.

A SIX-YEAR-OLD GIRL has died following a crash in Northern Ireland earlier this morning.

The incident happened on the Hilltown Road in Newry shortly before 10am this morning.

The PSNI say two cars and a tractor were involved in the crash.

Two women, aged 24 and 42, received treatment in hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

Inspector Stephen Humphries is appealing to anyone who was travelling in the area at the time or who witnessed the collision to contact the PSNI.

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