Boy dies after road accident

A Belfast schoolboy hit by a van in an accident two weeks ago died on Christmas Day, the RUC said yesterday

A Belfast schoolboy hit by a van in an accident two weeks ago died on Christmas Day, the RUC said yesterday. The unnamed 12 year old died in the hospital where he had been since the accident on December 16th.

The RUC said the incident, on Colinmill Road, Poleglass, in west Belfast, was still being investigated.

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