28/11/2016

13-Year-Old Killed In Hit-And-Run Incident

A 13-year-old boy has died following a hit-and-run incident in Coleraine.

The teenager was knocked down by a car that failed to stop at about 6.30pm on the Newbridge Road on Saturday, 26 November. The boy died in hospital.

Police have said that the car involved failed to stop at the scene, but was found in Magherafelt a few hours after the incident.

A 23-year-old man was subsequently arrested and has since been released on police bail pending further enquiries.

DUP MLA for East Londonderry, Maurice Bradley, extended his "deepest sympathy to the immediate family and wider family circle".

The PSNI have appealed for anyone with any information to contact them.

(MH/LM)

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