Child dies after lorry smashes into a grandmother pushing a pram through village in Northern Ireland
- A lorry collided into a grandmother pushing a pram in Moira, County Down
- A small child is reported to have died following the crash earlier today
A small child died after a lorry collided into a grandmother pushing a pram in Northern Ireland earlier today.
The accident occurred in the village of Moira, County Down, and is believed to have involved a lorry.
A person was taken to hospital after the accident and their condition remains critical, The Mirror reports.
Sharing her condolences, Lagan Valley Alliance MLA Sorcha Eastwood said: ‘I am absolutely devastated for the family that have lost a special little child in an absolutely awful incident in Moira this afternoon.
‘My heart is just broken for them and I know we will all hold the family in prayer over the next while, God bless them all. Just devastating.’
The accident occurred in the village of Moira, County Down, and is believed to have involved a lorry
A Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) spokesman added: ‘Motorists are advised that Main Street in Moira is closed due to a serious road traffic collision.
‘The off-slip to Moira from the M1 is also closed. The advice would be to seek an alternative route for your journey. An update will follow in due course.’
DUP councillor Caleb McCready relayed how the child was being pushed in a pram by his grandmother when they were both struck by a lorry.
Witnesses described seeing the grandmother trapped beneath the lorry as she desperately waited to be rescued.
DUP councillor Allan Ewart added: ‘Police are continuing to carry out examinations at the scene and this is causing continuing disruption to traffic in the surrounding area, including the M1 off-slip.
‘It has already impacted upon some school transport and will likely affect commuter traffic later also.’
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