09/11/2018

81-Year-Old Pedestrian Dies Following Dunmurry Collision

An elderly man has died in hospital after he was knocked down in a collision in Dunmurry last month.

George McCaul and a young child in a pushchair were struck by a car on the Upper Lisburn Road on 21 October.

The 81-year-old victim was from the Twinbrook area of Belfast suffered serious injuries in the incident, for which he was taken to hospital for treatment.

Police confirmed that he passed away in the early hours of Thursday 08 November, and appealed to anyone who was in the area at the time of the crash or who may have dash-cam footage to get in touch in 101.



(JG)

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