Ballygowan Road deaths: police name two men killed in workplace incident

Investigation into the Ballygowan Road deaths continues

Officers named the two men on Saturday, a day after responding to a workplace incident on the Ballygowan Road. Hobbs came from Comber, while Glover lived in Ballygowan.

Paramedics reached the County Down road at around 10:45 BST on Friday and treated both men at the scene, but neither survived, according to BBC News NI.

Police said their sympathies remain "with all those affected by this tragic incident".

Officers are now working alongside Northern Ireland's Health and Safety Executive to establish what happened.

Tributes paid after the Ballygowan Road deaths

DUP MP Gavin Robinson said his thoughts were with the men's families and loved ones "at this devastating time".

Alliance MLA Peter McReynolds called it "an absolutely heartbreaking incident" and sent his sympathy to the families and emergency crews involved.