14 February 2012 Last updated at 04:30 ET

Arrest after police car pursuit crash

Grosvenor Road car crash scene The accident is expected to cause traffic delays throughout the morning

A man has been arrested after a collision between a van and a police car on the Grosvenor Road in Belfast.

The police were in pursuit of the van after two men were seen leaving the scene of a burglary in Moira in it.

One man was seriously injured in the collision and is in hospital. The other man in the van, a 36-year-old, was arrested.

The collision happened at about 04:15 GMT. The Police Ombudsman has been informed.

Two police officers were also injured in the incident, but they have since been released from hospital.

The Westlink northbound Grosvenor off-slip, coming from the M1, was closed but re-opened just after 08:30 GMT.

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