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Three people taken to hospital after car collides with digger in Richhill

Ambulance and Police

Three people were taken to hospital after a car collided with a digger in Richhill this afternoon (Monday).

Emergency services – including the Air Ambulance – responded to the single-vehicle crash on the Legacorry Road shortly after 2pm.

Two fire appliances from Armagh and one from Dungannon attended the scene.

A spokesperson for the NI Fire and Rescue Service said: “Firefighters attended a two-vehicle road traffic collision involving a car and a digger.

“Firefighters used specialist cutting equipment and rescued one casualty trapped in the car. He was treated at the scene by Air Ambulance personnel.

“Three other casualties were already out of the vehicles on arrival of firefighters.

“In total three casualties were taken to hospital via ambulance. The incident was dealt with at 3.28pm.”

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