Schoolboy in critical condition

A nine-year-old boy has been critically injured after he was knocked down in County Antrim on Tuesday afternoon.
The scene in the village of Liscolman in North Antrim where a schoolboy was hit by  car.Pic Steven McAuley/McAuley MultimediaThe scene in the village of Liscolman in North Antrim where a schoolboy was hit by  car.Pic Steven McAuley/McAuley Multimedia
The scene in the village of Liscolman in North Antrim where a schoolboy was hit by  car.Pic Steven McAuley/McAuley Multimedia

It happened just after 14pm on the Toberdoney Road, in Liscolman, near Bushmills.

The boy was taken to the Causeway Hospital before being transferred to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.

A man in his 70s who was arrested has been released on bail. Police have appealed for witnesses to contact them.