Four held after 'getaway' car crashes

Four men have been arrested after a suspected getaway car from a armed robbery in west Belfast smashed into other vehicles.

Four men have been arrested after a suspected getaway car from a armed robbery in west Belfast smashed into other vehicles.

Ambulances were called after the Broadway roundabout accident shortly before noon today, which followed the robbery of a cash-in-transit van on the Falls Road.

The incident caused traffic disruption on the Westlink but the extent of any injuries is not known.

Police are advising drivers on the M1 citybound to exit at Saintfield to avoid long delays building up. A man and a young girl were later taken to hospital, police said.

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Their injuries were not believed to be life threatening.

Another man was treated at the scene for shock.