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| Lisburn bus station death: Woman is knocked down | Lisburn bus station death: Woman is knocked down |
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| A woman has died after being knocked down by a bus in Lisburn, County Antrim. | A woman has died after being knocked down by a bus in Lisburn, County Antrim. |
| The incident happened within the grounds of the city's bus station in Smithfield Street just before 10:30 GMT on Monday. | The incident happened within the grounds of the city's bus station in Smithfield Street just before 10:30 GMT on Monday. |
| The woman was in her 30s but her name has not yet been released. | |
| The depot is now closed. Translink confirmed that an incident had taken place and that an investigation was under way. | |
| 'Tragedy' | |
| An eyewitness at the bus station, Jo-anna McLucas, described what she saw in the immediate aftermath of the collision. | |
| "I was on the phone and I heard a bang, I looked up to see what had happened," Ms McLucas said. | |
| "The bus had hit the wall and I walked outside and there was a small gap between the wall and the bus and I could see there was someone on the ground." | |
| Ciaran Rogan from Translink told the BBC: "Our thoughts and our sympathies are with the family and relations and friends of the young lady involved. | |
| "It really is a tragedy." | |
| 'Badly affected' | |
| Mr Rogan said the bus driver was "distressed" and would be given support by the transport company. | |
| "We would have assistance available within Translink [for those] who are involved in accidents because it can affect people very badly at times. | |
| "We'll give the driver every assistance as we will any member of staff who was badly affected." | |
| Mr Rogan said other Translink workers at the station would be affected by the fatality but added that "our main job at the moment is to find out what happened". |