Update: Two people rushed to hospital after serious road traffic collision on Armagh road - route remains closed
Two patients have been rushed to the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast by Ambulance after a serious road traffic collision on the the Armagh Road this morning.
The road has been closed between the A1 roundabout, and the Tandragee Road – and a PSNI spokesman said the road is expected to remain closed for some time.
A spokesman from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) said they “received a 999 call at 06:29 on Monday, 19th October, following reports of an RTC in the Armagh Road area, Newry”.
He added that “NIAS tasked 4 Emergency Ambulances, 1 HART crew, 2 Ambulance Officers, an Ambulance Doctor and a Chief Paramedic to the scene”
"HEMS also attended by road,” he added.
"Following assessment and initial treatment at the scene, 2 patients were taken to Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast by Ambulance,” he said.