M1 Tamnamore roundabout crash LIVE as lorry flips on its side

A major roundabout in Northern Ireland has been closed this afternoon after a lorry flipped over[1] on an approach road. The Tamnamore Roundabout on the M1 sits on the outskirts of Tamnammore/Coalisland in Co Tyrone[2] and just before Dungannon. Footage from Trafficwatch shows a red shipping container and yellow cab of the truck flipped over on a bridge over the M1 with no visible traffic on the motorway.

In an update on X, Trafficwatch said: "Overturned articulated lorry on M1 J1 Tamnamore Roundabout impacting circulation round the roundabout. The incident is between the Westbound off-slip and the Eastbound on-slip." Crews from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance.

The adjoining Park and Ride has been closed and passengers using Translink leaving Belfast Grand Central have been urged to check travel arrangements. A statement from the PSNI tonight said: "Police and other emergency services are at the scene of a road traffic collision in the Tamnamore Road area of Dungannon following a report of an overturned lorry. "Road users are advised to exercise caution, and diversions are in place.

Officers are at the scene directing traffic flow."

Please stay with our live blog this afternoon as rush-hour approaches.

References

1. ^ lorry flipped over (www.belfastlive.co.uk)
2. ^ Tamnammore/Coalisland in Co Tyrone (www.belfastlive.co.uk)