Northern Ireland

Motorcyclist dies in collision on Belfast's Westlink

Both lanes of Belfast's Westlink between Broadway and Clifton Street remained shut on Sunday night following an earlier crash.
Both lanes of Belfast's Westlink between Broadway and Clifton Street remained shut on Sunday night following an earlier crash. Both lanes of Belfast's Westlink between Broadway and Clifton Street remained shut on Sunday night following an earlier crash.

A man has died in a one-vehicle road traffic collision on the Westlink in Belfast.

Police said the crash happened when the motorcycle he was riding struck the central reservation shortly before 7pm last night.

Traffic was diverted to the Grosvenor Road and Stockmans Lane from the Westlink following the crash.

The Westlink has now re-opened.

Police have asked anyone who witnessed the collision or who captured dashcam footage which could assist with the investigation to contact them by calling 101.