Overview
- Police said the crash, reported shortly before 4pm on Monday, involved a lorry and a child pedestrian on Boleran Road near Limavady.
- Northern Ireland Ambulance Service dispatched two ambulances, an ambulance officer, a rapid response paramedic and the Charity Air Ambulance with the HEMS team.
- Following treatment at the scene, the child was flown to the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children and remains in a critical condition, according to police.
- Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service attended with two appliances from Coleraine as specialist rescue teams worked at the scene.
- Police confirmed on Tuesday that Boleran Road has reopened, as local groups including Ballerin GAA and the child’s school identified her locally as Sofia Mullan and asked for prayers.