Air Ambulance tasked to serious two-vehicle collision this morning outside Coleraine
The Air Ambulance was this morning tasked to the scene of a serious road traffic collision in the Windyhill Road area of Macosquin this morning
In a statement the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) said they ‘received a 999 call at 09:51 on following reports of an RTC in the Windyhill Road area, Coleraine’.
The statement added that the NIAS tasked 2 Emergency Ambulances and the Charity Air Ambulance with HEMS on board – but ‘no one was taken from the scene’.
The news comes after the PSNI said the ‘Windyhill Road is closed at its junctions with the Bolea Road and Greenhall Highway roundabout’.
It asked motorists to please seek an alternative route for your journey at this time.
Earlier motorists were asked to avoid the Windyhill Road, Macosquin, near Coleraine, due to a two vehicle road traffic collision’.
The news comes as the PSNI advise that the off-slip at the Raceview Road in Broughshane has now reopened.
Earlier a statement was issued asking road users to be aware of congestion in the Raceview Road area after a collision.
Meanwhile earlier this morning the PSNI appealed for road users to exercise caution.
They said ‘some roads are untreated, and icy conditions mean driving is hazardous’.
‘Ensure your vehicle is roadworthy before you set off, and leave extra time for your journe,’ they added.
‘Slow down and show consideration for others.’