Video: Owner shocked after his food trailer is ‘totally destroyed’ in tour bus collision

The owner of the popular north Antrim catering outlet has spoken of the shock after his trailer was hit and ‘totally destroyed’ by a passing tour bus.

Adrian O’Neill of Dallas Diner thanked everyone for their kind words and support over the past 16 years adding 'someone was looking down on us’ as they had closed only 10 minutes earlier.

Footage shared on social media shows the devastation at the scene near the Solo filling station on the Frosses Road. This video by Chris McConnell, taken shortly after the crash.

In a social media post on Wednesday night, Adrian from Martinstown, confirmed: "Just want to let all our customers and friends know that the trailer was hit by a tour bus which totally destroyed the trailer.

"Luckily the trailer had been closed for about 10 minutes so no injuries or worse.

"Thanks to everyone who rang, sent messages and came over to support us. We are obviously in total shock and totally gutted but very glad someone was looking down on us.”

Chef by trade, Adrian is still unsure about the future of the business although added that he will miss the customers, banter and craic adding: “I’m going really miss everyone. It’s like a bar with no beer. I’m going to have to think hard at where I go from here.”

News that the popular catering trailer had been destroyed brought a flood of messages from the public expressing their support and thankfulness that no one had been killed or injured.

A PSNI spokesperson confirmed they had been called to the incident: "Police attended the scene of a two-vehicle road traffic collision involving a bus on the Frosses Road, Ballymoney shortly after 3pm on Wednesday, April 3. There were no serious injuries reported and no roads closed.”