Traffic & Travel: Planned road closure to facilitate scene testing as part of an ongoing investigation into a fatal collision cancelled

Police have updated road closure announcement:

Road-users in Ballyclare are advised that, due to the current weather warnings in place, the Ballyeaston Road, which was to be closed this evening, Thursday, 5th February until early on Friday morning, 6th February, from the junction at the Lower Ballyboley Road to the junction with Victoria Road, will now remain open.

The police had previously said:

Road users are advised that Ballyeaston Road, Ballyclare, will be closed from its junction at the Lower Ballyboley Road to its junction with Victoria Road, from 9.30pm this evening, Thursday 5th February, to 1am on Friday 6th February.

This is in order to facilitate scene testing as part of an ongoing investigation into a fatal collision which occurred in the area on Friday 15th August, 2025.

Please seek an alternative route for your journey where possible.

We would like to thank the public for their patience as this testing is carried out.