Pedestrian killed in Belfast bus crash

A pedestrian has been killed after being hit by a bus on the M2 motorway outside Belfast.

A pedestrian has been killed after being hit by a bus on the M2 motorway outside Belfast.

The man was struck at around 1.45pm close to the Fortwilliam off-slip. The road has been closed to traffic.

None of the bus passengers were injured, but the driver was left badly shocked. He was taking the airport express bus from the city centre to Aldergrove.

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