Police in east Belfast are appealing for information following a two vehicle road traffic collision this evening, Wednesday 11th December. 

We received a report shortly before 5.30pm that a car and scrambler were involved in a collision in the Bloomfield Road area. Officers attended, alongside colleagues from NIAS. 

One man, aged in his late teens, the rider of the scrambler, was taken to hospital for treatment to serious injuries, where he remains. 

We are appealing for witnesses who were in the area at the time, particularly anyone who may have captured dash-cam footage of the incident or of two scrambler style motorcycles in the area between 5.15pm and 5.30pm.

Anyone with any information to contact police on 101 quoting reference number 1252 of 11/12/24 or online at https://www.psni.police.uk/report.