Elderly pedestrian dies after being hit by car

By Jonathan McCambridge, Press Association

A woman in her 80s has died after she was hit by a car in Carryduff.

Detectives are appealing for information about the collision between the car and a pedestrian in the Saintfield Road area on Saturday.

A PSNI spokesperson said: "Police received a report at around 6.25pm on Saturday afternoon that a female pedestrian had been hit by a car.

"Officers, along with colleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service, attended the scene.

"The woman was taken on to hospital, where she sadly passed away a short time later.

"The Saintfield Road, which was closed for a time in both directions from Carryduff Roundabout to the Comber Road junction, has since reopened."