Man seriously hurt in Belfast stolen car crash

A 25-year-old man is in a serious condition in hospital after crashing in a stolen 4X4 in Belfast this morning.

A 25-year-old man is in a serious condition in hospital after crashing in a stolen 4X4 in Belfast this morning.

He was travelling in a Toyota Landcruiser that hit a wall on the Westlink at about4.30am.

A PSNI spokesman said the vehicle had  been taken from a house in the Largiemore area of Lisburn a short time before the incident.

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