Appeal over police deaths crash

James Magee, Kenny Irvine, Kevin Gorman and Declan Greene all died in the crash

Police have renewed their appeal for witnesses to a crash in which four officers died.

Senior investigating officer Inspector Ian Kennedy said they had already spoken to a number of people who tried to rescue the policemen from their 4X4.

He appealed for any witnesses who had not yet spoken to police or who may have seen the Shogun to contact them.

Their vehicle crashed and burst into flames on the Warrenpoint to Rostrevor Road at about 0400 GMT on Sunday.

The men were answering a call for help from fellow officers.

The victims - Declan Greene, 39, Kenny Irvine, 30, Kevin Gorman, 24, and James Magee, 27 - all came from the wider Mourne area.

Flowers and baby bootees have been left at the scene of the crash

Two Catholic, two Protestant, two were full-time officers and two part-time community officers.

Mr Irvine's widow Andrea, who recently gave birth to a baby boy, attended her husband's funeral on Wednesday, the day of their fourth wedding anniversary.

The service was held at the Presbyterian Church in Kilkeel.

Earlier on Wednesday, the funeral took place of James Magee is at Dromore Cathedral.

Declan Greene's funeral will take place in Massforth on Thursday.

He lost three members of his family in the Tullaghmurry Lass fishing tragedy off the County Down coast six years ago.

Flowers and other tributes in memory of the officers have been placed at the scene of the crash.