Five people rushed to hospital after car hits tree in Co Armagh

The incident happened on the Portadown Road, Armagh yesterday afternoon.

A witness, who was driving past, said he saw the entire engine of the car sitting on the middle of the road.

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"It must have been booted out of the car with the force of the crash, he said.

"Paramedics were working on one man on the road,” he said.

"It looked very bad. I hope all the people involved are alright and make a full recovery,” said the witness.

A PSNI spokesperson said: “Police attended the scene of a single vehicle road traffic collision in the Portadown Road area of Armagh on Monday, 19th September.

"At around 2.50pm, a vehicle collided with a tree, no other vehicles were involved,” she said.

"Five people were taken to hospital for treatment to their injuries,” the PSNI spokesperson concluded.