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Lauren Harte

M2 incidents cause traffic backlog as motorists escape 'serious injury' after car fire and crash

Motorists faced significant delays on Tuesday morning following two separate incidents on the M2 motorway outside Antrim.

Emergency services including the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service and the Ambulance Service attended the scene of the vehicle blaze and a crash close to Rathbeg.

The PSNI confirmed the incidents have since been cleared.

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Posting on social media, NI Road Policing and Safety said: "If motorists heading southbound on the M2 at Rathbeg this morning were wondering what the diversion and delay was; it was to allow our colleagues from Roads Policing Steeple, NIFRS and NIAS to deal with two separate incidents that happened very close to each other.

The PSNI confirmed the incidents have since been cleared (NI Road Policing and Safety)

"Fortunately no-one was seriously injured and the motorway was soon reopened. Thank you to those who initially stopped to offer assistance and to everyone else inconvenienced for your patience.

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