A three-year-old boy has died after being struck by a car in Co Down on Thursday.

Kai Corkum, from the Ards area, died after the incident on the Moville road in Newtownards, police said. The incident, which involved a silver Volkswagen Golf, happened at about 5.20pm.

A 21-year-old man was arrested, but has since been released on bail pending further police inquiries.

The Democratic Unionist party MP Jim Shannon said it was a heartbreaking tragedy for the family. He added: “There wouldn’t be a person in the community who wouldn’t be thinking about them.”