Two women have been taken to hospital following a crash on the Belfast Road at Brookeborough last night (Saturday, May 20).

The crash took place shortly before 7pm on Saturday evening on the busy Fermanagh road. The Belfast Road was closed for some time but has now re-opened. 

A PSNI spokesperson said: "Police received a report of a two vehicle road traffic collision on the Belfast Road in Brookeborough shortly before 7pm on Saturday, May 20.

"Two women were taken for medical treatment following the collision and both remain in hospital at this time. The road was re-opened to traffic at 5am on Sunday morning. Enquiries into the circumstances of the collision are ongoing"