Newtownards: Philip McClelland dies in motorcycle crash
The road was closed for a number of hours but has since reopened to traffic.Insp Cherith Adair of the Police Service of Northern Ireland's (PSNI's) Collision Investigation Unit appealed to witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to contact officers.
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