A MAN HAS been arrested after a woman from Co Tipperary was killed in a hit-and-run collision in Belfast in the early hours of this morning.

The PSNI have named the female pedestrian who was struck as 24-year-old Raven Adams, originally from Co Tipperary.

A 22-year-old man was also seriously injured as a result of the collision in the York Street area of the city.

A PSNI spokesperson said that police received a report at around 2.40am of a single-vehicle collision involving two pedestrians.

It was reported to police that the pedestrians were struck and that the driver of the vehicle, a 22-year-old man, had subsequently fled the scene.

He was later arrested by officers in the nearby Cavehill area.

The man remains in police custody at this time as enquiries continue into the circumstances of what happened. 

PSNI officers attended the scene, alongside colleagues from other emergency services, where medical treatment was provided to both pedestrians.

Raven Adams was pronounced dead at the scene, while the man has been taken to hospital for treatment to serious injuries.

The road has now fully reopened following a number of earlier closures in the area.

The PSNI has appealed for anyone with information about the collision, or who has dash-cam footage, to contact police.