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Traffic chaos follows m-way death | Traffic chaos follows m-way death |
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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. | |
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. | |
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. | |
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. | |
Traffic was also congested around Bridge End, Short Strand, Newtownards Road to the Middlepath Street onslip as well as into the city centre. | |
The situation is now returning to normal. |