26/08/2004

Teenager injured in road traffic accident

A teenager has been taken to hospital with head injuries following a road traffic collision in Co Armagh on Thursday afternoon.

The boy was driving a quad bike along Charlestown Road in Portadown when it collided with a small van shortly after 1pm.

The Charlestown Road has been closed by police and traffic is been diverted from the scene of the crash.

There are no further details at present.

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