TWO primary school children who were knocked down in separate road collisions remained in a critical condition last night in hospital.
A five-year-old boy was struck by a car at Malcolmson Park in the village of Magheralin, Co Down on Thursday afternoon.
In a separate incident on Tuesday, a nine-year-old boy, believed to be a pupil at Straidbilly Primary School, was hit by a car in Co Antrim.
The collision happened on the Toberdoney Road, Liscolman at around 4pm.
A spokeswoman from the Belfast health trust confirmed last night that both children were in a critical condition in the Royal Victoria Hospital for Sick Children.
Meanwhile, a man in his 70s was taken to hospital after a one-vehicle road crash in Co Tyrone yesterday morning.
The collision happened on the Plumbridge Road in Newtownstewart shortly before 10.25am.
Police described the man's injuries as serious.
Anyone with information about any of the collisions was asked to contact police.
