Six taken to hospital following Ballymena crash

Two people have been seriously injured

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Author: Chloe StjohnPublished 27th Mar 2023
Last updated 27th Mar 2023

Six people have been taken to hospital following a crash in Ballymena.

Police say two of them have been seriously injured.

The two-vehicle collision happened in the Moorfields Road area yesterday evening.

PSNI Inspector McKenna said, "It was reported around 5.55pm that a Toyota Auris and a Vauxhall Insignia had collided near the Wardlow Road / Rankinstown Road junction.”

"Officers attended, along with colleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service, and two people were taken to hospital for treatment to serious injuries.”

"Four other people were taken to hospital for treatment to injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening at this time.”

"Our enquiries are ongoing and I would ask anyone who was in the area at the time and saw anything, or who may have dashcam, CCTV or other footage, to contact police on 101 quoting reference 1313 of 26/3/23."

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