Elderly man run over in Lisburn carjacking

Police in Lisburn are hunting for two men who knocked down an elderly man after a failed attempt to hijack his car.

Police in Lisburn are hunting for two men who knocked down an elderly man after a failed attempt to hijack his car.

The victim was sitting in his black Kia on Belsize Road at around 9.30pm when two men tried to get into it and steal his keys.

Unable to get into the man's car, they then escaped in a white Vauxhall Corsa.

The elderly man tried to stop them and was run over.

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He was brought to the Lagan Valley hospital to be treated for an injury to his knee.

The Corsa was later found burned out.