Police investigating a fatal hit-and-run collision in west Belfast last night (Friday, 5 February) have made a further appeal for information.
Pedestrian, Richard Gerard Boyle, who was from Dunmurry, died following the collision on the Stewartstown Road, which happened just before 10:20pm.
Police say he was hit by a vehicle that failed to stop at the scene. He was taken to hospital where he sadly died.
A 23-year-old man has been arrested following the collision and he remains in custody at this time, assisting police with enquiries.
Police are also making an appeal for information about the vehicle that may have been involved in the collision, possibly a dark-coloured Volkswagen Golf.
Inspector Phillip McCullagh is appealing to anyone with information, or anyone who was on the Stewartstown Road between 9.30pm and 10.20pm and witnessed the collision, or drivers who may have captured it on their dash cam, to get in touch by calling 101 and quoting reference number 1997 of 05/02/21.