Two men arrested after their vehicle drove on the wrong side of the main carriageway between Antrim and Ballymena

Two men, who were arrested on a suspicion of a number of motoring offences, following a report of a suspected drunk driver in Dungiven yesterday, Wednesday 26th March, have been released on bail to allow for further police enquiries.

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In a PSNI statement a spokesman says that ‘a man aged in his 20s, and a man aged in his 30s, were arrested after the vehicle in which they were travelling was detected travelling on the wrong side of the main carriageway between Antrim and Ballymena’.

‘Police officers pursued and managed to stop the vehicle.

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‘Enquiries are continuing, and anyone who might have any information in relation to the incident, or captured any relevant mobile phone or dash-cam footage, is asked to call 101, and quote reference number 429 of 26/03/25.

‘A report can be submitted online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org’.

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