06/10/2004

Five-year-old girl injured in hit-and-run

A five-year-old girl has been left critically ill in hospital after being knocked down in a hit-and-run incident in west Belfast on Tuesday.

The girl was hit by a blue van which failed to stop on the Norglen Road in the Turf Lodge area at around 3pm.

A seven-year-old girl who was with her at the time escaped without injury.

Police have already carried out door-to-door enquiries in the area and have appealed for anyone who may have seen a blue van with frontal damage to contact them on 028 9065 0222.

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