BREAKING - Woman in 30s dies after two-car collision near Nutts corner yesterday
A woman aged in her 30s has has sadly died following a two-car collision near Nutts Corner in Crumlin on Sunday afternoon, 11th January.
A PSNI statement says that the woman. who was a backseat passenger, died in hospital from her injuries.
A man in his 30s, also a passenger in the same car, was critically injured.
The PSNI statement adds that a number of other people sustained minor injuries in the collision.
It has emerged that a blue Ford Fiesta and a silver Skoda Superb collided on the Moira Road at around 2pm.
Detective Inspector Stewart, from the Collision Investigation Unit, said: “Our officers, along with colleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service, attended the scene.
"Sadly, a woman later died from her injuries.
“We are investigating what happened and require the public’s assistance with our enquiries.
"Anyone who witnessed the collision, or who may have any dash-cam footage of the road at the time which could assist with our investigation, please contact us in the Collision Investigation Unit on 101, quoting reference number 735 11/01/26.”
Earlier it emerged that a serious collision on Sunday afternoon in the Moira Road area – near Nutts Corner market – saw eight people rushed to hospital.
A spokesman for the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service said they received ‘a 999 call at 14:05 on
Sunday, 11th January,’ following reports of a road traffic collision ‘in the Moira Road area, Crumlin’.
The spokesman added that ‘NIAS dispatched 6 Emergency Ambulances, 3 Ambulance Officers, 2 HART Teams and the Charity Air Ambulance with HEMS on board’ were tasked to the scene.
‘Following assessment and initial treatment at the scene, 4 patients were taken to Antrim Area Hospital by Ambulance while another 4 patients were taken to Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, 3 by Ambulance and 1 by Air Ambulance,’ added the statement.
Yesterday a PSNI spokesman said that road users were ‘advised to avoid the Moira Road at Nutts Corner, which is currently blocked due to a four vehicle road traffic collision’.
It further asked for motorists to take an alternative route for your journey.