{"id":613601,"date":"2026-05-31T11:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T11:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/613601\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T11:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T11:50:09","slug":"two-young-people-taken-to-hospital-after-serious-crash-in-kinallen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/613601\/","title":{"rendered":"Two young people taken to hospital after serious crash in Kinallen"},"content":{"rendered":"

“The road which was closed for a time has now fully reopened to road users”<\/p>\n

10:51, 31 May 2026Updated 11:01, 31 May 2026<\/p>\n

\"Police<\/p>\n

Police stock image(Image: Rob Currell)<\/p>\n

Two young men remain in hospital with serious injuries after a collision on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Police are appealing for information and witnesses following the crash in Kinallen<\/a>. At approximately 12.40pm on Saturday, May 30, police responded to a collision involving a red Volkswagen Jetta in the Katesbridge Road area.<\/p>\n

Inspector Lawson said:<\/a> \u201cColleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service attended, and the driver and passenger, two men aged 19 and 22, were both taken onward to hospital for treatment to injuries which are believed to be serious.<\/p>\n

“The road which was closed for a time has now fully reopened to road users.<\/p>\n

“Our investigation is continuing, and anyone who was in the area and witnessed what happened, or who may have captured any mobile or dash-cam footage, can contact 101, quoting reference number 729 of 30\/05\/2026.”<\/p>\n

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