30/04/2015
Teen Driving Stolen Van Killed On M1
A teenager has been killed in a crash on the M1 motorway on Wednesday night.
The 17-year-old boy was driving a stolen transit van when it hit a barrier between the Blaris and Saintfield junctions at around 10.50pm.
The van is believed to have been stolen from the Republic of Ireland earlier in the evening.
Police seized a red Ford Mondeo, thought to have been travelling with the van, from the Lagmore area in west Belfast.
Police are appealing to anyone with information to contact them.
(CD)
The 17-year-old boy was driving a stolen transit van when it hit a barrier between the Blaris and Saintfield junctions at around 10.50pm.
The van is believed to have been stolen from the Republic of Ireland earlier in the evening.
Police seized a red Ford Mondeo, thought to have been travelling with the van, from the Lagmore area in west Belfast.
Police are appealing to anyone with information to contact them.
(CD)
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