Three children are in hospital after they were hit by a car while playing in west Belfast this evening.
Police were called to the incident at Black Ridge View right before 5 pm, when a reversing car struck the children – two girls and a boy – as they played on the pavement.
The children have been taken to the hospital for treatment, and a 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of driving with excess alcohol in his breath.
He’s also being held on suspicion of causing grievous bodily injury by dangerous driving and failing to stop, failing to report and failing to remain where an accident occurred, causing injury.
Anyone who witnessed the accident has been asked to contact the police with dashcam or CCTV footage.
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It comes days after a man was bailed after a car was driven through a family and killing a toddler with them.
A man, a woman and a 2-year-old child were reportedly struck by a car as they walked near Gorrell Tank car park in Whitstable, Kent.
Floral tributes have since been left at the scene with cards and even a toy koala bear.
The boy was pronounced dead at the scene, and a man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, said police. The child’s next of kin has been informed.
Police said a man in his 20s was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
He has now been bailed to return to the police station pending further investigation.
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