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| Motorway delay over lorries crash | Motorway delay over lorries crash |
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| A crash involving two lorries and a car on the M1 has left five people injured and caused major traffic disruption. | A crash involving two lorries and a car on the M1 has left five people injured and caused major traffic disruption. |
| Police warned the road would probably remain closed during rush hour between the Saintfield Road Roundabout at Lisburn and Stockman's Lane. | |
| One man was trapped in his lorry. Four people were taken to hospital. Two were later discharged. None of them has life-threatening injuries. | One man was trapped in his lorry. Four people were taken to hospital. Two were later discharged. None of them has life-threatening injuries. |
| Meanwhile, a man has been killed in an accident on the Westlink in Belfast. | Meanwhile, a man has been 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 has since re-opened. | The road was closed for about six hours but has since re-opened. |
| Traffic on the motorway came to a standstillThousands of motorists have been 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. |