BUS HORROR
Major collision between airport shuttle bus & car in Co Antrim as helicopter rushes to scene & major road closed
EMERGENCY services have rushed to the scene of a crash between a bus and a car in Co Antrim near Belfast Airport.
The PSNI, firefighters and ambulances rushed to the scene of the collision on Ballyrobin Road near Templepatrick just after 8am this morning.
A spokesperson for the National Ireland Ambulance Service told the Belfast Telegraph that one person was rushed to Royal Victoria Hospital.
It is unclear how serious their injuries are at this stage.
They said that they also dispatched an Air Ambulance to the scene.
Pictures showed an airport shuttle bus to the side of the road and a badly damaged car.
The front of the bus and the car are both seriously damaged.
A PSNI spokesperson said that the road will be closed for a number of hours after the “serious collision”.
They warned people heading to Belfast Airport today to take extra time for their journey or to use another route.
The spokesperson added: “Diversions are in place at the roundabout of the Ballyrobin Road, Old Ballyrobin Road at its junction with Ballyrobin Road and Rickmore Road Upper.
“If travelling to the airport from M2, travel through Templepatrick then take the A6 Belfast Road for approximately three miles before turning left onto A26 Oldstone Road for three miles then turn right onto Ballyrobin Road and continuing as normal to the airport.”
Traffic Watch Northern Ireland said: “Road users are asked to avoid the Ballyrobin Rd, Templepatrick, due to a serious two vehicle road traffic collision in the area.
“PSNI are in attendance and diversions are in place. Please allow extra time for your journey.”
