Two men arrested after road rage incident in Eglinton

Police have arrested two men following a road traffic collision in Eglinton this morning, Saturday October 26.

Inspector McDonald said: “We received a report at around 12.15pm of a red Volkswagen Polo being driven into a man, who managed to get out of the way before crashing into a wall near Main Street. A short time later the car then collided with a second man.

“Officers arrived on scene and located the suspect, a 19-year-old man, in the passenger seat of another car in the Greysteel area. He was arrested on suspicion of a number of offences, including failing to stop at the scene of an accident causing injury and driving with too much alcohol on his breath.

“The driver of the second car, a 51-year-old man, was also arrested on suspicion of driving with excessive alcohol. Both men have now been released on bail to allow further investigations.

“The man hit by the car was in his late teens and was taken to hospital where he continues to be treated for his injuries.

“We would ask anyone who witnessed the incident or has anything suspicious in the area, or who has dashcam footage, to contact police on 101 and quote reference 1574 25/10/24.”

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