Person dies following Christchurch crash last week

Chris Lynch
Chris Lynch
Mar 30, 2026 |
Crash / daytime / File

A person has since died following a crash in Belfast, Christchurch last week.

A police spokesman said they were called to the two-vehicle crash on Main North Road just after 1.30pm on Thursday 26 March.

Five people were transported to hospital by ambulance with injuries ranging from moderate to serious.

Sadly, one person died in hospital last night.

Another person remains in hospital in a stable condition, while the other three people were discharged at an earlier date.

Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.

Chris Lynch
Chris Lynch

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