GardaĆ­ appealing for witnesses after driver injures e-scooter rider in hit-and-run crash

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GARDAƍ this Monday morning appealed for witnesses to a hit and run in Limerick City in which the driver of an e-scooter was left injured on a road after being struck from behind by a car.

A Garda spokesman explained that the incident took place when the car struck the e-scooter on the Corbally Road at around 6pm last Friday (December 6).

ā€œBoth the car and the e-scooter were travelling in the Corbally Road towards the city centre. The car rear-ended the e-scooter and knocked the driver off,ā€ the Garda spokesman said.

ā€œThis occurred at the traffic lights at the intersection of the Mill Road.

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ā€œThe driver of the car stopped and spoke to the other driver for a few minutes. Then he drove off. No details were exchanged.ā€

GardaĆ­ said the driver of the e-scooter suffered ā€œhead and neck injuriesā€ and was taken to University Hospital Limerick by ambulance following the road crash.

ā€œWe are appealing for any witnesses to come forward, especially if one has dash-cam footage of the collision. We don’t know what type of car was involved in the collision,ā€ the spokesman said in an appeal to the public.

Witnesses to the collision or anyone with video or dash-cam footage is asked to contact investigating GardaĆ­ at Mayorstone Park Garda Station on 061 456 980.