09/12/2015

Ulsterbus Crashes In Co Down

A bus driver has been taken to hospital after the vehicle he was driving crashed onto a beach in Co Down.

The Ulsterbus went off at the Portaferry Road in Newtownards at around 6.30am on Wednesday.

No other vehicles were involved and there was no passengers on board at the time of the incident.

The driver's injuries are believed to be minor.

The road is expected to be closed later on today, 08 December, so the vehicle can be removed.

(CD)


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