Man in hospital after falling off bonfire in Newtownards

A man has fallen off a bonfire in Newtownards.

In a statement the Northern Ireland Ambulance service said it recieved a 999 call just after 10pm following reports of an incident on the Portaferry Road in Newtownards.

"NIAS dispatched a Rapid Response Paramedic and emergency crew to the incident," a spokesman said.

"Following an assessment and initial treatment at the scene, the patient is being taken by ambulance to the Royal Victoria Hospital."

Last year, a bonfire builder in Larne died after falling off the pyre in Antiville days before the Eleventh. The pyre was later dismantled as a mark of respect to the man.

Police said they responded to a report of an incident at a bonfire in the Portaferry Road area of Newtownards, adding: "One person has been taken to hospital".

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