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Man (75) cautioned after child struck crossing road in Armagh hit-and-run incident

Newry Road Armagh

Police have cautioned a man following a hit-and-run collision involving a child pedestrian and a silver VW Golf in the Newry Road area of Armagh on Saturday afternoon, November 14.

Sergeant Bigger said: “A 75-year-old man has been cautioned on suspicion of a number of driving offences and is currently assisting us with our enquiries.

“We’re glad to report that the child has now been discharged from hospital and is continuing their recovery at home. We wish them well with this.

“We would like to thank those members of the public who have assisted us to date with our enquiries, which remain ongoing.

“We would again appeal to anyone with any information which might assist – including dash-cam, CCTV or other footage – to contact police using our witness appeal form at https://reporting.psni.police.uk/appeals, quoting reference 759 of 14/11/26, or call police on 101.”

Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.

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