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| Belfast City Cemetery: Man arrested as car hits people | |
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| One man has been arrested after three people were injured when a car struck a number of people outside Belfast City Cemetery. | |
| The incident happened on the Whiterock Road, in the west of the city, at about 12:00 BST, just after a funeral had taken place in the cemetery. | |
| The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service said three people were taken from the scene to hospital. | The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service said three people were taken from the scene to hospital. |
| The condition of those injured is not yet known. | |
| Fr Patrick McCafferty was leaving the cemetery when the collision took place. | Fr Patrick McCafferty was leaving the cemetery when the collision took place. |
| "People were standing around in shock, people are stunned," he said. | "People were standing around in shock, people are stunned," he said. |
| "They're bewildered something like this could happen, just literally after the funeral had been completed. It's unbelievable." | "They're bewildered something like this could happen, just literally after the funeral had been completed. It's unbelievable." |
| Sinn Féin Councillor Micheal Donnelly described the scene as one of "sheer devastation". | Sinn Féin Councillor Micheal Donnelly described the scene as one of "sheer devastation". |
| "My thoughts are with those caught up in today's incident", he said. | "My thoughts are with those caught up in today's incident", he said. |