Harley Davidson rider Judith McMullan dies in crash with car

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A woman has died after the Harley Davidson motorcycle she was riding crashed with a car in County Armagh.

Judith McMullan, who was 35, was travelling on Mowhan Road near Markethill at about 18:45 BST on Monday when her motorbike and a black Seat Leon collided.

Paramedics were called but Ms McMullan died at the scene of the crash.

Ms McMullan was from the village of Whitecross in County Armagh.

Police have started an investigation into the cause of the crash.

Mowhan Road was closed overnight while investigators examined the scene but it has since been reopened.

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At the scene: Cormac Campbell, south-east reporter

The scene of the crash on Mowhan Road

The crash happened near the entrance to a sports complex just a couple of miles outside Markethill.

It is a busy country road, with cars, lorries and tractors passing by.

Last year 61 people died on Northern Ireland's roads. Each tragedy has its own set of circumstances but there is always the same chilling scene.

The remains of a police cordon, small items of debris in hedgerows, sand on the road to cover oil spills and coloured arrows placed there by investigators trying to piece together what happened.

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