Gardaí are searching for the driver of a van that allegedly crashed into the gates of a property in Rathkeale earlier today
Gardaí are appealing for information after a young female pedestrian was seriously injured in a hit-and-run road traffic collision in Rathkeale, Co Limerick on Saturday.Reliable sources confirmed that the woman had been positioned behind a set of gates at the entrance to a private yard in the town when a silver Ford Transit van allegedly struck the gates, seriously injuring the woman.
A Garda spokesman confirmed that gardaí had responded “at the scene of a serious incident involving a vehicle that occurred at the entrance of a private property in Rathkeale, Co Limerick at approximately 12:15pm this afternoon”. “The vehicle, a silver Ford Transit van failed to remain at the scene. Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this incident to come forward. Any road users or pedestrians who may have camera footage and were in the area between 11:30am and 1:00pm are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí,” he added.
Local Fine Gael Councillor Adam Teskey said the town was in “shock” and that the local community was praying for the injured woman.
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