Firefighters use specialist equipment to cut one casualty from a 2-vehicle crash in Lurgan, Co Armagh
Firefighters rescued one casualty from a vehicle following a 2 car crash in Lurgan.
Three fire appliances, the NI Ambulance Service as well as the PSNI attended the scene near the Texaco garage on the Portadown Road.
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The incident was close to the traffic lights at the Old Portadown Road junction.
The NI Fire and Rescue Service said it received an emergency call at 3.01pm on Thursday afternoon regarding the incident and tasked two appliances from Lurgan Fire Station and one appliance from Portadown Fire Station.
“Firefighters rescued 1 casualty from a vehicle using specialist rescue equipment and 3 casualties had self-rescued prior to NIFRS arrival.
"All casualties were transferred to the care of NIAS and the scene was handed over to the PSNI. Firefighters left the scene at 4.02pm,” said the spokesperson.
A PSNI spokesperson said: “Police are currently at the scene of a two vehicle collision on the Portadown Road, Lurgan, alongside emergency service colleagues.”
A spokesperson for the NI Ambulance Service said it received a 999 call at 14:57 on Thursday, 23rd April, following reports of an RTC in the Portadown Road area, Lurgan.
“NIAS dispatched 2 Emergency Ambulances to the scene. This incident remains ongoing as of 4pm.”
One person said part of the Portadown Road was partially closed to allow the emergency services to do their jobs.
One eyewitness said firefighters helped rescue at least one person from a vehicle.
She said: “One person been cut out of the silver car.”
She revealed that two cars appear to have been involved. There are 2 ambulances in attendance as well as 3 fire engines and around 4 police car stopping traffic.