19/01/2016

Woman Freed From Vehicle Following Collision In Co Armagh

Firefighters have freed a woman who was trapped in her car following a collision in Lurgan, Co Armagh.

The one-vehicle crash occurred on the Derrhirk Road in Annaghdroghal shortly after 9.45am on Tuesday.

A spokesperson from the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service said: "Firefighters used a hydraulic cutting equipment and manual handling techniques to release a 34-year-old woman from the vehicle. She was conveyed to the Craigavon Area Hospital by ambulance. Fire crews from Lurgan and Crumlin stations attended the incident."

The woman's injuries are not believed to be life threatening.

(CD/MH)

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