Police confirm name of man who died in Mountain Road collision

Tuesday, 23 December 2014 00:00

Police have confirmed the name of the man who died in a road traffic collision on the Mountain Road last week.

22-year old Ben Collister from Ballasalla was driving a white Citroen Berlingo van towards Ramsey when it collided with a blue high top Ford Transit van on Friday morning.

The driver of the Ford Transit was transferred to Nobles Hospital - but isn't thought to be in a critical condition.

A number of witnesses have been interviewed by police.

Detective inspector Mark Newey explains how the investigation is going:

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