02/07/2019

Two Arrested In Connection With Fatal Limerick Hit-And-Run

Gardaí investigating a fatal hit-and-run incident in Limerick have arrested two men.

A man, aged in his 20s, was fatally struck by a jeep on Hyde Road at about 4.40am on Monday, 01 July. The vehicle believed to be involved in the incident, a black Mitsubishi Shogun jeep, failed to remain at the scene.

The two male suspects – aged in their late teens and late twenties – were arrested and detained at a Midlands Garda Station on suspicion of murder.

Gardaí continue to appeal for anyone with information on the incident, particularly anyone in the area around the time of the collision, who may have dash cam footage, to contact them at Roxboro Road Garda Station on 061 214 340, the Garda confidential line at 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.

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