17/10/2008

Man Arrested In Connection With Hit And Run

A man has been arrested by polioce officers investigating an alleged 'hit and run' accident in Terenure outside Dublin.

A pedal cyclist was seriously injuried in the incident and is recovering in St James's hospital.

The collision occurred when the cyclist travelling on the Templeogue Road at 1.45am on Thursday morning was hit from behind by an unknown vehicle that failed to stop.

Gardaí at Terenure investigating the incident have since arrested a 32-year-old man in connection with the incident.

Since the arrest, Gardaí have quashed their appeal for information from the public.

In an other traffic incident, Gardaí at Mallow are investigating a fatal road traffic collision that occurred shortly before 8.00am on Thursday morning at Castlecor, Mallow, Co. Cork.

A 36-year-old male motorcyclist was fatally injured when the bike he was riding was in collision with a jeep.

The injured man was taken to Cork University Hospital where he died of his injuries this evening.

(DW)

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