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Police search for passerby who helped missing driver after collision

Police in Northern Ireland are appealing for a passerby who assisted a injured driver following a two-car collision in County Antrim.

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Police are appealing to a member of the public who may have helped a 50-year-old missing man after a road traffic collision in County Antrim, loveballymena.online, NorthernIrelandWorld, and the Belfast Telegraph report. Mark Dinsmore has not been in contact with family or friends since Saturday 24 October. [1][2][3][7]

According to loveballymena.online, Dinsmore was involved in a collision involving his grey Audi A4 and a grey Nissan Juke on the Ballybogey Road in Ballymoney at around 6pm. Officers believe he sustained injuries in the crash and have expressed serious concerns for his welfare. [1]

Investigators are particularly keen to speak to a man who stopped at the scene and spoke with Dinsmore, loveballymena.online and Farming Life report. Police stressed that they are seeking to speak with this passerby to help establish what happened to the missing driver. [1][7]

County Antrim is located in Northern Ireland and covers an area of 3,086 square kilometres, with a population of over 650,000 people. [9]

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In short

  • Mark Dinsmore has been missing since a road traffic collision on 24 October.
  • The collision occurred around 6pm on Ballybogey Road in Ballymoney.
  • Police believe Dinsmore sustained injuries during the two-car crash.
  • Officers are seeking a man who stopped at the scene to assist Dinsmore.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Police appeal to ‘Good Samaritan’ who may have helped missing Bushmills man after Co Antrim crashwww.loveballymena.online, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]PSNI seek 'Good Samaritan' who may have helped missing Bushmills man Mark DinsmoreNorthernIrelandWorld, 1h ago
  3. [3]PSNI urging ‘Good Samaritan’ to get in contact in missing person appeal after crashBelfast Telegraph, 2h ago
  4. [4]Courts: Good Samaritan's killers jailed, handyman run over and cocaine gang sentencedYorkshire Post, 12h ago
  5. [5]Man, 48, is charged with attempted murder after 'Good Samaritan' father shot and left fighting for his lifeDaily Mail, 20h ago
  6. [6]Good Samaritan saves 3 people from sinking boat off Stinson BeachYahoo, 3h ago
  7. [7]Mark Dinsmore: Appeal for 'Good Samaritan' who stopped with him after Ballymoney collision to contact policeFarming Life, 1h ago

Background

  1. [8]Parable of the Good Samaritan on Wikipedia
  2. [9]County Antrim on Wikipedia
  3. [10]List of solved missing person cases (1950–1969) on Wikipedia
  4. [11]Motorcyclist Stops to Help Distressed Scooter Driver on Singapore Road HEROIC BREAKING NEWS, 19h ago
  5. [12]Driver Dies After Stopping to Help at Mobile Highway Crash Scene HEROIC BREAKING NEWS, 6d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 12 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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