PSNI investigates fatal hit-and-run in Armagh

Police in Armagh are investigating a hit-and-run in which a 17-year-old youth was killed.

Police in Armagh are investigating a hit-and-run in which a 17-year-old youth was killed.

The teenager was struck by a car as he walked along the road in Sleepy Valley, Richhill at around 3 a.m. this morning. He died a short time later in hospital.

Police have appealed for anyone who may have seen the boy walking along the road or witnessed what happened to assist them with their inquiries.

The name of the victim has not yet been released.

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