Five held after stolen car crashes in Belfast

Police have arrested five people after a stolen car crashed at a joint police and British army checkpoint in north Belfast last…

Police have arrested five people after a stolen car crashed at a joint police and British army checkpoint in north Belfast last night.

A Police Service of Northern Ireland spokeswoman said the stolen car crashed into a civilian vehicle that was stopped at the checkpoint at Twadell Avenue.

A passenger in the stolen car and the drivers of the other car were treated in hospital. They are not thought to be in a serious condition.