A man was killed in Derry this morning after being struck by a car.

21 year-old Kieran Feeney was hit by the car at Glenshane Road around 1.50am.

The tragedy happened close to the junction of the Drumahoe Road.

The Glenshane Road between Church Brae and Millbrook Park was close for a time after the incident but has now re-opened.

Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed a collision or anyone who was travelling on the Glenshane Road early this morning and who saw a young man wearing a grey hooded top and blue jeans walking along the footpath or road to contact the Collision Investigation Unit at Steeple Police Station on local Police at Strand Road on the non-emergency number 101.

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