Ballyclare: motorists advised road to remain open as police postpone testing at scene of fatal traffic collision
Motorists are advised the planned closure on Ballyclare’s Ballyeaston Road on Thursday evening (February 5) has been postponed.
Police were due to carry out testing at the scene as part of an ongoing investigation into a fatal collision which occurred in the area on Friday, August 15, 2025.
A man in his 50s died and a woman in her 40s was injured in the incident involving a car and two pedestrians.
In an update on Thursday afternoon, the PSNI said: “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.
"We will issue a further update in due course as to when the planned closure will go ahead.”
A yellow weather warning for heavy rain and strong winds has been issued for Northern Ireland between noon on Thursday and midnight on Friday (February 6).