This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/6379741.stm
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 3 | Version 4 |
|---|---|
| Traffic chaos follows m-way death | Traffic chaos follows m-way death |
| (30 minutes later) | |
| 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. |
| All lanes countrybound were closed from York Street to Greencastle, but police have said they are now reopened. | All lanes countrybound were closed from York Street to Greencastle, but police have said they are now reopened. |
| A man died after being hit by the bus on the northbound route out of Belfast, just before Greencastle at 1345 GMT. | A man died after being hit by the bus on the northbound route out of Belfast, just before Greencastle at 1345 GMT. |
| Translink has confirmed the bus involved was the Airport 300. No other vehicles were involved and no other people were injured. | 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 centre | Traffic is backed up around the city centre |
| Thousands of commuters faced delays to their journey home in the severe traffic disruption after the accident. | Thousands of commuters faced delays to their journey home in the severe traffic disruption after the accident. |
| Traffic was queued back to the Grosvenor Road on the Westlink which caused congestion around Millfield College Avenue and Fisherwick Place. | Traffic was queued back to the Grosvenor Road on the Westlink which caused congestion around Millfield College Avenue and Fisherwick Place. |
| There were queues into the city on Sydenham bypass, which was closed at the M3 and there were queues back to Tillysburn. | 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. | Traffic was also congested around Bridge End, Short Strand, Newtownards Road to the Middlepath Street onslip as well as into the city centre. |
| It is not the first time in recent months that Belfast city centre has ground to a standstill because of one incident on the roads. | It is not the first time in recent months that Belfast city centre has ground to a standstill because of one incident on the roads. |
| The Roads Service are due to meet with the PSNI on Wednesday to examine the sequence of events that led to the traffic congestion. | The Roads Service are due to meet with the PSNI on Wednesday to examine the sequence of events that led to the traffic congestion. |
| In a statement police extended their condolences to the family of the dead man and said they were aware of the frustration caused when there was major roads disruption. | |
| "However, following any fatal road traffic collision police have an obligation to carry out a full and comprehensive investigation," it said. | |
| "While we try to ensure that any disruption is kept to an absolute minimum, due to the location of this particular incident a number of major routes were badly affected." |