22/10/2018

Man And Child In Hospital After Being Knocked Down In Belfast

A man and a child have been taken to hospital after being injured in a road traffic accident in Belfast on Sunday, 21 October.

The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) said the incident took place in the Kingsway area around 3.30pm.

"Two pedestrians were knocked down by a car, one an adult male and the other a child," a NIAS spokesperson said.

Two rapid response paramedics, two A&E crews and a doctor attended the scene.

They are both being treated at the Royal Victoria Hospital.



(JG)

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