Northern Ireland

Teenager in east Belfast seriously injured after scrambler crash

The man in his late teens was taken to hospital after his scrambler collided with a car

The PSNI said the injured man is in hospital
The PSNI said the injured man is in hospital (Niall Carson/PA)

A teenager in east Belfast has been seriously injured after his scrambler hit a car.

Police were alerted to the incident on the Bloomfield Road area just before 5.30pm on Wednesday.

Officers attended alongside colleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.

The man in his late teens, the rider of the scrambler, was still in hospital on Wednesday evening to receive treatment for serious injuries.



Any witnesses - particularly those with any dash-cam footage of the incident or of two scrambler style motorcycles in the area between 5.15pm to 5.30pm -have been asked to call 101, quoting reference 1252 of December 11.