One person has been taken to hospital following an incident in east Belfast described as a “medical emergency”.
The charity air ambulance was among emergency services to arrive in the Montgomery Road area of the city shortly before noon on Friday after the alert was raised.
The Health and Safety Executive NI (HSENI) has also attended the scene, it has been confirmed.
A spokesperson for the NI Ambulance Service said the air ambulance ferried Helicopter Emergency Medical Service staff to the Montgomery Road area, while two ambulances and a hazardous response team also arrived.
“Following initial assessment and treatment at scene, one patient was taken to Royal Victoria Hospital by ambulance,” they said.
A PSNI spokesperson said officers had assisted “emergency service colleagues at the scene of a medical emergency in east Belfast”, adding on Friday: “No further details are available at present.”
The air ambulance has landed behind Belfast Met on Montgomery Road. Police have closed the road so please avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/Nnahx24vUt
— Cllr Gary McKeown (@garymckeown) October 11, 2024
A HSENI spokesperson said: “HSENI is aware of an incident in the Montgomery Road area of Belfast this morning and is attending the scene.”
DUP East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson highlighted the incident in a social media post, alongside a crash on Friday afternoon on the M3.
“My thoughts are with those who are caught up in both incidents,” he said.
