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| Motorway clear after day of delay | |
| (about 2 hours later) | |
| An obstruction on Northern Ireland's main motorway has been cleared, ending a day of major traffic disruption. | |
| A crash involving two lorries and a car on the M1 left five people injured and saw the road closed in both directions between Lisburn and Stockman's Lane. | |
| One man was trapped in his lorry after the accident, which happened just before 0800 BST. Four people were taken to hospital. Two were later discharged. | |
| Earlier, a man was killed in an accident on the Westlink in Belfast. | |
| The pedestrian died about 0130 BST. His name has not yet been released. | The pedestrian died about 0130 BST. His name has not yet been released. |
| The road was closed for about six hours but re-opened on Thursday morning. | |
| Traffic on the motorway came to a standstill | |
| Thousands of motorists were caught up in the chaos following the M1 crash. | |
| Fire officer John Wilson helped to cut the injured free. | Fire officer John Wilson helped to cut the injured free. |
| "There were a number of vehicles involved. We were only aware of the one casualty trapped when we arrived," he said. | "There were a number of vehicles involved. We were only aware of the one casualty trapped when we arrived," he said. |
| "That was the driver of a lorry who was heading towards the city. He had a very heavy load of steelwork which had shifted slightly as a result of the accident. | "That was the driver of a lorry who was heading towards the city. He had a very heavy load of steelwork which had shifted slightly as a result of the accident. |
| "Miraculously, it had not actually impacted on him but it did mean it was a much more delicate operation for us to remove him because he was actually trapped in part by the steel." | "Miraculously, it had not actually impacted on him but it did mean it was a much more delicate operation for us to remove him because he was actually trapped in part by the steel." |
| Many motorists had to wait hours before they finally reached the city and there were widespread delays across south Belfast. | Many motorists had to wait hours before they finally reached the city and there were widespread delays across south Belfast. |
| It is not known what caused the collision. | It is not known what caused the collision. |
| The road reopened just after 2100 BST. |