UPDATE - One person rushed to hospital after serious collision on Upper Newtownards Road - route reopened

One person has been rushed to the Royal Victoria Hospital after a serious road traffic collision on the Upper Newtownards Road in east Belfast.

By Gemma Murray

Published 20th Dec 2023, 09:05 BST

Updated 20th Dec 2023, 13:45 BST

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The route was closed in both directions following the collision close to the junction with Summerhill Avenue.

A spokesman for the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service said they ‘received a 999 call at 08:41 on Wednesday, 20 December following reports of an RTC on Summerhill Avenue Area, Belfast’.

They added that the Charity Air Ambulance with HEMS on board, one Emergency crew and a Rapid Response Paramedic was tasked to the incident.

A recent Tweet from @TrafficwatchNI said: “East #Belfast - A20 Upper Newtownards Rd at Stormont has been REOPENED following an earlier RTC Wednesday morning”.

Belfast Royal Victoria Hospital RTC