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Traffic chaos follows m-way death Traffic chaos follows m-way death
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There has been traffic chaos across much of Belfast after a fatal accident involving a bus on the M2 motorway.There has been traffic chaos across much of Belfast after a fatal accident involving a bus on the M2 motorway.
One person died in the accident on the northbound route out of Belfast, just before Greencastle at 1345 GMT. All lanes countrybound were closed from York Street to Greencastle, but police have said they are now reopened.
Translink has confirmed the bus involved was the Airport 300 and said no other vehicles were involved. A man died after being hit by the bus on the northbound route out of Belfast, just before Greencastle at 1345 GMT.
All lanes countrybound are closed from York Street to Greencastle and are likely to remain so during the rush hour period, police say. Translink has confirmed the bus involved was the Airport 300. No other vehicles were involved and no other people were injured.
A Translink spokesperson said the bus driver was "shocked and shaken" by the incident.A Translink spokesperson said the bus driver was "shocked and shaken" by the incident.
Traffic is backed up around the city centreTraffic is backed up around the city centre
Traffic is queued back to the Grosvenor Road on the Westlink and this is causing congestion around Millfield College Avenue and Fisherwick Place. Thousands of commuters faced delays to their journey home in the severe traffic disruption after the accident.
There are queues into the city on Sydenham bypass, which is closed at the M3 and there are queues back to Tillysburn. Traffic was queued back to the Grosvenor Road on the Westlink which caused congestion around Millfield College Avenue and Fisherwick Place.
Traffic is also congested around Bridge End, Short Strand, Newtownards Road to the Middlepath Street onslip as well as into the city centre. There were queues into the city on Sydenham bypass, which was closed at the M3 and there were queues back to Tillysburn.
Traffic was also congested around Bridge End, Short Strand, Newtownards Road to the Middlepath Street onslip as well as into the city centre.
The situation is now returning to normal.