12/02/2019

One In Hospital After Sydenham Bypass Crash

One person has been taken to hospital after a crash on the Sydenham Bypass caused traffic chaos in Belfast this morning, 12 February.

The Bangor bound route was closed for some time after two vehicles collided at around 7am near the City Airport.

It has since reopened at the junction of Dee Street, but traffic remains delayed back onto the M2.

The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service dispatched one crew to the scene, with one patient being transferred to the Royal Victoria Hospital following initial treatment at the scene.



(JG/CM)

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