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03rd Aug 2019

Two men injured after man drives his car into ‘a number of people’ outside a Belfast cemetery

Paul Moore

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One man has been arrested.

Two men have been injured after a man drove through a crowd outside a cemetery in Belfast, the PSNI have said.

The incident occurred on the Whiterock Road in west Belfast at around noon today.

It’s understood that two men have been injured in the collision outside the city cemetery. The extent of their injuries is unconfirmed at this time.

Police are at the scene and have said that they understand a vehicle struck a number of people outside the cemetery shortly after midday.

One man has been arrested.

Police have asked members of the public to avoid the area at present.

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