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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Sarah Barrett

Horror four vehicle crash in Belfast city centre causes traffic chaos as man taken to hospital

A man was taken to hospital following a crash involving four vehicles on a busy road in south Belfast.

The driving incident occurred on Saturday and led to the closure of the junction of the Ormeau Road and Carolan Road causing traffic disruption for several hours.

Both police and Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene.

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Diversions were in place, with drivers advised to avoid the area.

The crash scene on Ormeau road, South Belfast (Twitter)

The PSNI South Belfast at the time tweeted: “Police are presently at the scene of a road traffic collision on the Ormeau Road in Belfast.”

“The Ormeau Road has been closed between St Judes’s Parade and Rosetta Avenue.”

“Diversions are in place and drivers are asked to avoid the area at this time.”

In a statement yesterday, police confirned: "One man was taken to hospital for treatment to his injuries.

"The road re-opened a short time later."

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