Mother and child on bicycle injured in hit-and-run involving motorist in Galway City

A mother and child on a bicycle were injured in a hit-and-run collision involving a car driver in Galway City on Sunday last, June 2.

A spokesperson at the Garda Press Office said: “Gardaí and emergency services attended a traffic collision that occurred at approximately 8:10pm on the 2nd of July 2023 on the Ballymoneen Road in Knocknacarra, Co Galway.”

They added: “A bicycle and a car were involved in this collision. One woman aged in her 30s and a boy were conveyed to University Hospital Galway for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.”

Witnesses, anybody with dash cam footage or anyone with other pertinent information are asked to contact Garda Colette O’Donnell at Salthill Garda Station on 091 514720.

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