POLICE have confirmed that the male motorcyclist who died following a collision with a tractor on the Rathfriland Road on Monday 15th June was Noel Campbell.

The 46 year old was from the Rathfriland area.

The collision took place at around 4.30pm near Ashtree Cottages in Newry and the Rathfriland Road remained closed until around 11.30pm on Monday night.

Enquiries into the collision are ongoing.

Inspector Lynsey Barr has continued to appeal to anyone who was travelling on the Rathfriland Road on Monday afternoon and who witnessed the collision to contact police in Ardmore on 101.