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Eight-year-old boy dies after being hit by car in Co Derry

The incident occurred close to a service station in Maghera (Pic: BBC NI)
The incident occurred close to a service station in Maghera (Pic: BBC NI)

An eight-year-old boy has been killed in a road incident in Co Derry.

The boy was struck by a car on the Glenshane Road in Maghera.

The incident occurred close to a service station at around 8pm yesterday evening.

Police have appealed for anyone with information, or who may have dashcam footage of the incident, to contact them.

Police at the scene on Glenshane Road (Pic: BBC NI)