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Pedestrian in 'critical condition' after Co Armagh crash

Police have appealed for witnesses to the collision to contact them
Police have appealed for witnesses to the collision to contact them Police have appealed for witnesses to the collision to contact them

A PEDESTRIAN remains in a critical condition in hospital after he was struck by a car in Co Armagh.

The man, aged in his 30s, was struck by the vehicle on the Dobbin Road in Portadown on Thursday night.

He was walking with a group of men when the collision happened at around 9pm.

Police closed the road at the junction with the Artabrackagh Road and the Stonebridge Roundabout.

The PSNI has appealed for witnesses to contact them.

Inspector John Allen said: "Police received a report at around 9pm, that a white Citroen C3 car had been in collision with a male pedestrian.

"The driver of the car was spoken to by officers at the scene.

"A man aged in his 30s was taken to hospital following the collision where he remains in a critical condition this morning.

"I would appeal to anyone who witnessed the collision or who was travelling on the Dobbin Road last night and who saw the Citroen car or a group of men walking along the road to contact officers in Lurgan."