POLICE have launched an investigation into an incident which has left a child was left ‘very ill’ in hospital after being struck by a car in Derry.
And there is anger after police officers who attended the scene of the accident came under attack from stone-throwing youths.
The road traffic collision happened at around 1.15 pm on Sunday afternoon in the Magowan Park area of Creggan.
The girl was the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast for treatment for her injuries.
Local Sinn Fein ouncillor Kevin Campbell has said that the four-year-old child ‘is very ill’ after the incident.
He also appealed to young people in the area to allow police at the scene to carry out their investigations after stones were thrown at officers.
Councillor Campbell said “I was shocked to get a call on Sunday afternoon to say that a young child had been knocked down in a traffic accident in the Magowan Park area of Cregggan .
“The child was taken to a hospital in Belfast and at this time our thoughts and prayers are with the child’s family.
“It is very worrying that during a follow up investigation into the accident the PSNI were attacked by a group of young people throwing stones.
“This caused disruption in the area not to mention a hindrance to the police investigation.
“I would make an appeal to parents that during such times that they make it their business to find out if their children are getting caught up in these stone throwing incidents.
“Even during the worst days of the conflict people in the community always let the police go about their job of investigation such serious incidents unhindered.”
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