A promising rugby player has died after he was hit by a car. University student Liam O'Connor, 20, was struck by a silver Peugeot 308 in the early hours of Saturday morning, police said.
He was rushed to hospital but tragically died of his injuries after the crash in Newcastle, where he'd just completed his second year of university. The driver of the car remained at the scene and is helping detectives with their inquiries.
But police probing the death say they have yet to establish why the car collided with Liam, who was a pedestrian, in Great North Road in Jesmond, shortly after 1.40am. Sergeant Steven Chappell, of Northumbria Police, appealed for information from the public, adding: "While this happened in the early hours, the road is well-used and in a busy location, and we understand there were a number of other vehicles in the area.
