Emergency services in Northern Ireland have been dispatched after a shuttle bus collided with a car near Belfast Airport on Saturday morning.
The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) was alerted to the crash on the Ballyrobin Road in Templepatrick, County Antrim just before 8am.
The PSNI, firefighters and ambulances rushed to the scene, with one patient taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.
Three fire appliances, including the specialist rescue team, were deployed to the incident.
An air ambulance was also dispatched to the scene.
It is currently unclear how serious their injuries are.
Several Translink services to and from Belfast International Airport have been cancelled, as the road remains closed.
Photographs online show the fronts of the bus and car severely damaged by the collision.
Emergency services rushed to County Antrim in Northern Ireland after a bus collided with a car near Belfast Airport on Saturday morning
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BELFAST CITY AIRPORT
It is understood to involve a shuttle bus travelling between the airport and central Belfast.
A PSNI spokesman said the road had been closed due to a “serious two vehicle road traffic collision”.
Traffic Watch Northern Ireland said: “Road users are asked to avoid the Ballyrobin Rd, Templepatrick, due to a serious two vehicle road traffic collision in the area.
“PSNI are in attendance and diversions are in place. Please allow extra time for your journey.”
Diversions remain in place and that the Ballyrobin Road will be closed for a number of hours
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GETTYIn an update issued around 12.45am, police said diversions remain in place and that the Ballyrobin Road will be closed for a number of hours.
A PSNI spokesman said: “Particularly if travelling to the airport today, please leave extra travel time for your journey as you may need to take another route.
“Diversions are in place at the roundabout of the Ballyrobin Road, Old Ballyrobin Road at its junction with Ballyrobin Road and Rickmore Road Upper.
“If travelling to the airport from M2, travel through Templepatrick then take the A6 Belfast Road for approximately three miles before turning left onto A26 Oldstone Road for three miles then turn right onto Ballyrobin Road and continuing as normal to the airport.”
The NIAS said: “The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service received a 999 call at 7.58am following reports of a RTC involving a bus and car on Ballyrobin Road.
“NIAS dispatched four emergency crews, two HART (Hazardous Area Response Team) crews, three ambulance officers and two ambulance doctors to the incident.
“Ambulance Control also tasked the Air Ambulance, with HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service) team on board, to attend.
“Following assessment and initial treatment at the scene, one patient was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital.”