Boy, 11, in serious condition after being knocked down by van

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after an 11-year-old boy was seriously injured when he was knocked down by a van in Co Donegal.

At approximately 5.30pm, the boy was struck by the van on Slavery Road, Tullyarvan near Buncrana. He was treated at the scene by emergency services personnel and removed by ambulance to Altnagelvin Hospital in Co. Derry.