CRASH UPDATE: Road to remain closed for several hours after injured woman airlifted to hospital

Motorists are advised that a section of the main Derry to Belfast road will remain closed for several hours following this morning’s serious collision.

One woman was airlifted to hospital following the three-vehicle crash which occurred on the Glenshane Pass close to the Ponderosa bar and restaurant.

Several other people were also taken to hospital.

The condition of all those injured is not known.

Belfast bound traffic is being diverted in Dungiven and Derry bound traffic is being diverted at the bottom of Glenshane Pass via Maghera.

A police spokesperson said: “The road is expected to remain closed for several more hours while police conduct a full and thorough investigation into the exact circumstances of the collision.”

Photo shows the helicopter airlifting the injured woman to hospital.