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Pedestrian dies after being knocked down by lorry

News imagePacemaker A female police officer stands with her back to the camera. In the distance is a police car, which is parked in front of some police tape.Pacemaker
Emergency services attended the scene in north Belfast on Tuesday

A pedestrian has died after being knocked down by a lorry in north Belfast.

Police received a report of collision involving a female pedestrian and a lorry on Ardoyne Avenue at about 14:30 GMT on Tuesday afternoon.

Emergency services attended the crash but the woman, aged in her 70s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The area, which was closed to traffic for some time, has since re-opened.

Officers have asked witnesses or those with digital footage to contact them.