Upper Newtownards Road in east Belfast reopened after 'serious' crash

Emergency crews were called to the Newtownards Road area. Credit: UTV

Police attended the scene of a serious road traffic collision in east Belfast on Wednesday morning.

It happened on the Upper Newtownards Road, close to the junction with Summerhill Avenue on Wednesday morning.

The crash appears to involve a motorcycle. The road was closed in both directions but has since reopened.

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