Police hunting driver after car crashes into roundabout in Belfast
Locals said the vehicle collided with a roundabout and overturned late last night.
The incident happened shortly before midnight.
A PSNI dog unit was deployed to look for the driver, according to residents.
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The PSNI said: 'Police received a report of a single vehicle road traffic collision on the McKinstry Road in west Belfast at approximately 11:30pm on Friday.
'Efforts are currently ongoing to locate the outstanding driver who had made off from the scene prior to the arrival of emergency services.'
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