A policeman who suffered serious head injuries when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver yesterday has been transferred to a Belfast hospital. The 35 year-old is in a critical condition.
The incident happened at around midday yesterday when he was hit by a car which failed to stop at a checkpoint close to the Border.
The policeman suffered serious head injuries when he was hit by the blue Peugeot 406, with a Southern registration, when it sped North through the checkpoint on the Concession Road in Crossmaglen, South Armagh.
The driver of the Peugeot abandoned it up the road and is believed to have made off in an Isuzu Trooper that was stolen a short time after the accident from a yard on the Concession Road.
Police are searching for the Isuzu - registration W167 UEL - and officers have appealed for anyone who witnessed the accident or saw the jeep to contact them.
Gardaí are assisting the PSNI in their inquiries.