Two men arrested following 'serious' road traffic collision in Derry

The Air Ambulance at the scene of the incident on Friday afternoon.placeholder image
The Air Ambulance at the scene of the incident on Friday afternoon.

The two men, aged 19 and 40, were arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving causing grievous bodily injury and grievous bodily harm with intent. The 40-year-old has also been arrested on suspicion of threats to kill. Both men are currently in custody

Police investigating a report of a road traffic collision on the Ringfort Road in Derry on Friday, August 22 have arrested two men.

It was reported that the collision, involving a scrambler, a red Kia Sportage and a blue Volkswagen Polo occurred at around 2.40pm on Friday afternoon.

The rider of the scrambler, a teenage male, was taken for treatment following the collision and he remains in hospital in a stable condition.

Inspector Hughes said: “As part of our investigation into this collision we have arrested two men, aged 19 and 40, on suspicion of including dangerous driving causing grievous bodily injury and grievous bodily harm with intent.

"The 40-year-old has also been arrested on suspicion of threats to kill. Both men are currently in custody.

“I would ask anyone who was travelling in the Ringfort Road area and who witnessed the collision or captured dash-cam footage which could assist with our enquiries, to contact police in Strand Road on 101, quoting reference number 855 22/08/25.”

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