Elderly man dies in road traffic crash in Co Armagh

The elderly man who died after a serious road traffic crash in Co Armagh on Tuesday afternoon has been named locally as Sidney McIldoon. Mr McIldoon, who was aged in his 80s, died after the crash involving a car and a tractor, on the Cornascriebe Road, between Tandragee and Hamiltonsbawn. The pensioner, who was well-known within the Orange Order circles, was pronounced dead at the scene due to his injuries.

PSNI officers attended the scene of the crash, alongside colleagues from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service after receiving a report shortly after 2.30pm of a collision involving a car and a tractor. Mr McIldoon's wife, Irene, who was a passenger in the car, was airlifted to the Royal Victoria Hospital for medical treatment for her injuries. Among those paying tribute to Mr McIldoon was the County Armagh Grand Orange Lodge

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