{"id":678533,"date":"2026-01-06T21:44:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T21:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/678533\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T21:44:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T21:44:17","slug":"mallusk-emergency-services-at-the-scene-of-serious-one-vehicle-crash-involving-fire-service-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/678533\/","title":{"rendered":"Mallusk: Emergency services at the scene of serious one-vehicle crash involving Fire Service car"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Firefighters at the scene of a RTC involving a fire car on the Mallusk Road on January 6th 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott) \" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2e6f121a-8cfc-41b8-92df-bcf8569f5fb4.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Firefighters at the scene of a RTC involving a fire car on the Mallusk Road on January 6th 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott) <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Firefighters at the scene of a RTC involving a fire car on the Mallusk Road on January 6th 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott) \" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0c3d339c-30ee-4c10-b301-878bb42b19f8.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Firefighters at the scene of a RTC involving a fire car on the Mallusk Road on January 6th 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott) <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"thumbnail: Firefighters at the scene of a RTC involving a fire car on the Mallusk Road on January 6th 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott) \" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767735856_839_2e6f121a-8cfc-41b8-92df-bcf8569f5fb4.jpg\" height=\"40px\" width=\"auto\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"thumbnail: Firefighters at the scene of a RTC involving a fire car on the Mallusk Road on January 6th 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott) \" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767735856_498_0c3d339c-30ee-4c10-b301-878bb42b19f8.jpg\" height=\"40px\" width=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Emergency services are at the scene of a collision in Mallusk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Firefighters, police, and ambulance responded to reports of a one-vehicle road traffic collision involving a Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) car on the Mallusk Road shortly after 5.30pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Three fire appliances and an ambulance attended the incident while police directed traffic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">At the scene, a marked Fire Service car appeared to have crashed through a hedge and come to a stop in a nearby field.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Firefighters at the scene of a RTC involving a fire car on the Mallusk Road on January 6th 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott) \" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767735857_133_0c3d339c-30ee-4c10-b301-878bb42b19f8.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Firefighters at the scene of a RTC involving a fire car on the Mallusk Road on January 6th 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott) <\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Firefighters used hydraulic cutting equipment to remove the roof of the car before using a spinal board to free their colleague from the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The driver of the car was transferred into the care of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">It\u2019s unclear if the vehicle was responding to an emergency call when the collision happened.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Firefighters at the scene of a RTC involving a fire car on the Mallusk Road on January 6th 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott) \" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2e6f121a-8cfc-41b8-92df-bcf8569f5fb4.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Firefighters at the scene of a RTC involving a fire car on the Mallusk Road on January 6th 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott) <\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">News Catch Up &#8211; Monday 5 January<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A spokesperson for the NI Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that firefighters are at the scene of a one-vehicle collision, involving a NIFRS vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The PSNI added: \u201cPolice are currently at the scene of a one-vehicle collision at the junction of the Mallusk Road\/Craigarogan Road.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Firefighters at the scene of a RTC 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