A TWO-YEAR-OLD child is in a critical condition in hospital following an accident this afternoon in Derry.
The toddler was knocked down near the Brandywell football stadium.
The infant has been taken to the emergency department at Altnagelvin Hospital.
As a result, police have ave closed the Lone Moor Road in both directions.
The road is closed at its junctions with Brandywell Road and Southway following a serious road traffic collision.
Diversions are in place.