An infant has died after being struck by a lorry in Co Down.

The one-year-old boy, named as Frank Michael McIlduff, was being pushed by his grandmother who was also struck by the vehicle.

It happened in the Meeting Street area of the town of Moira on Wednesday shortly after 1.40pm.

Officers attended the scene along with other emergency services.

The baby boy was pronounced dead at the scene.

The woman, aged in her 60s, was seriously injured and taken to hospital for treatment.

The PSNI say an investigation is underway to establish the circumstances of the collision.

They are appealing to anyone who was travelling in the Meeting Street or Main Street areas of the town at the time to contact them.

Main image: Main Street in Moira, Co Down in January 2009. Picture by: Chris Scott - Northern Ireland / Alamy Stock Photo