Boy, 1, dies in Co Down collision involving lorry as town tries to come to terms with 'tragedy'

A one-year-old boy has died in a collision involving a lorry in what has been called a 'tragedy' by local representatives.

The collision, which happened on Meeting Street in Moira at around 1.40pm, also involved the child's grandmother who was left with serious injuries.

She is being treated in hospital. Her young grandson died at the scene.

The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) said it received a report of an incident on the Meeting Street Area in Moira at around 1.30pm.

Two ambulances, two officers and the NIAS Hazardous Area Response Team were dispatched to the scene.

One person was taken by ambulance to the Royal Victoria Hospital, and NIAS spokesman said.

The PSNI's Detective Sergeant Harrison continued: “The road has since fully reopened to all traffic and our investigation is now underway to establish the circumstances of the collision.“We are appealing to anyone who was travelling in the Meeting Street or Main Street areas at this time, or who may have witnessed the collision or captured it on their dash-cam, to contact officers in the Collision Investigation Unit on 101, quoting reference 969 08/03/23.”

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