PSNI officer and pedestrian injured after car skids on slippy road

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The PSNI officer was injured in Co Antrim. File picture.

Adrian Rutherford

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A police officer has been taken to hospital after a car skidded on ice, knocking them and a pedestrian down.

The accident occurred in Portglenone, Co Antrim, on Saturday morning.

The officer was responding to reports of an earlier collision.

There had been warnings of black ice and slippy roads caused by freezing temperatures in the Co Antrim area earlier in the day.

Neither the officer or pedestrian are in a life-threatening condition.

Mid-Ulster Chief Inspector Beverlie Reid said said her thoughts were with those affected.

“While attending a report of a single vehicle road traffic collision in the Ballymacombs Road area shortly after 9.35am, a police officer on foot and another pedestrian were knocked down by a vehicle, which had skidded on ice on the road,” she said.

“Colleagues from the Air Ambulance and NIAS attended and both the officer and member of the public were taken to hospital.

It is not believed at this time that the injuries are life-threatening.

“I wish both our police officer and member of the public a speedy recovery.”

Ms Reid highlighted the danger of icy road conditions.

She added: “Icy conditions are to be expected over the coming days across Northern Ireland and we would like to take this opportunity to advise road users to exercise caution when on the roads.

“Stopping distances increase greatly when weather conditions are poor, so slow down and leave a bigger gap between your vehicle and the vehicle in front.”

Anyone who witnessed or has dashcam of the incident, which is being treated as an accidental road traffic collision in Portglenone this morning at around 9.30am, is asked to contact Police on 101 and quote reference 409 06/01/23.