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Nadia Breen

Ballymena biking incident: Two children injured with one airlifted to hospital

Two children have been injured after a 'serious biking incident' in Ballymena.

It happened before 5pm on Thursday, June 16, in the Dunclug area.

One child was flown by the Air Ambulance to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, with another child taken to the same location by ambulance.

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A spokesperson for the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) said: “NIAS received a 999 call at 16:47 following reports of two children having been injured following a biking incident in the Dunclug area of Ballymena this afternoon.

“NIAS despatched three Emergency Crews and a Doctor to the scene and also tasked the Charity Air Ambulance, with HEMS crew on board, to the incident.

“Following assessment and initial treatment one child was flown by Air Ambulance to the Royal Group of Hospitals in Belfast while the other was taken to the same location by ambulance.”

Local councillor Eugene Reid said: "A serious incident has taken place tonight in the Dunclug area. Children are severely injured and in hospital.

"My thoughts and prayers are with the injured and their families. I wish them speedy recovery.

"I also thank those local people who tended to the injured immediately after the incident and to the emergency services who administered first aid and ensured the injured got the best medical treatment."

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