Girl (9) hurt in Derry hit-and-run

A nine-year-old girl was in hospital today after being injured in a hit and run incident involving a stolen car in Derry City…

A nine-year-old girl was in hospital today after being injured in a hit and run incident involving a stolen car in Derry City last night.

The girl was sitting in a parked car in the city when it was struck by a stolen BMW which raced on. Her injuries are not believed to be life threatening.

Police said the red BMW was stolen from outside a shop in Aileach Road in the Ballymagroarty area of the city. A few minutes later it struck the car in which the girl was sitting.

The driver sped on and abandoned the vehicle a short distance away further down the Aileach Road. Police appealed for anyone who saw the car being taken, the accident or the vehicle being abandoned to contact them.