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Motorcylist taken to hospital as bike catches fire following collision

Lake Road in Lurgan

A man was taken to hospital after a motorcycle caught fire following a collision in Craigavon on Sunday night.

Emergency services were called to the scene along the Tullygally Road shortly before 9pm.

Police confirmed that the incident was a single vehicle collision involving a motorcyclist.

The motorbike caught fire as a result.

A police spokesperson said: “Our colleagues from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service attended to extinguish the blaze from the motorbike which had caught fire. The male motorcyclist was taken to hospital as a precaution.”

A NI Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said one appliance from Lurgan attended the incident.

“Firefighters were called to a motorbike on fire as a result of a road traffic collision yesterday evening,” said the spokesperson.

“The driver of the motorbike was taken into the care of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.  Firefighters used one hose reel to extinguish the fire. The incident was dealt with by 9.21pm.”

A spokesperson for the NI Ambulance Service said: “We received a 999 call at 20:47 on Sunday, 4 June. One Ambulance and one Rapid Response Paramedic were tasked to the incident. Following assessment and initial treatment at the scene, one patient was taken to Craigavon Area Hospital by Ambulance.”

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