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Boy hit by car critically ill

The scene at North Queen Street after a young boy was knocked down.  Picture by Cliff Donaldson
The scene at North Queen Street after a young boy was knocked down. Picture by Cliff Donaldson The scene at North Queen Street after a young boy was knocked down. Picture by Cliff Donaldson

A boy was in a critical condition in hospital last night after he was knocked down by a car in north Belfast.

The child was knocked down on North Queen Street shortly before 7.30pm.

It is understood he is aged around 12 and is from the north Belfast area.

It is thought he was walking along the road with friends when the collision happened.

He was being treated in the Royal Victoria Hospital last night.

The road remained closed last night.

Police appealed for witnesses.