75-year-old man cautioned after child knocked down in Armagh

A police spokesman said: “A 75-year-old man has been cautioned on suspicion of a number of driving offences and is currently assisting us with our enquiries.

“We’re glad to report that the child has now been discharged from hospital and is continuing their recovery at home. We wish them well with this.

“We would like to thank those members of the public who have assisted us to date with our enquiries, which remain ongoing.

Police had earlier urged the driver of the car to come forward.

Emergency services were called to the Newry Road area of the town on Saturday afternoon.

A police spokesman said: “We received a report at around 2.30pm that a boy child had been hit by a silver VW Golf while crossing the road.

“Unfortunately, the driver failed to remain at the scene, so we’re keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the collision to get in touch with us, including the driver of the Golf.

“We would again appeal to anyone with any information which might assist – including dash-cam, CCTV or other footage – to contact police using our witness appeal form at https://reporting.psni.police.uk/appeals, quoting reference 759 of 14/11/26, or call police on 101.”

Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.