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Case No. 13869Hit-and-run · Co. Kildare · 5 Apr 2025

Gardaí appeal for information after hit-and-run on Standhouse Road, Newbridge

On April 5, 2025, at 10pm, a boy was knocked off his e-bike in a hit-and-run collision on Standhouse Road in Newbridge, Kildare, at the junction of Standhouse Lawns. The case record lists the victim as a man, but the article describes a young boy, who suffered injuries to his shoulder and ankle. The driver of a black Volkswagen Golf, travelling from the Curragh direction, failed to stop, and the vehicle was seen heading towards the junction of Morristown Road. Gardaí appealed for information on April 29, 2025, and no arrest or charge has been reported.

  1. Reported29 Apr
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Gardaí are appealing for information about a hit-and-run road traffic collision.
Where
The collision occurred on Standhouse Road in Newbridge, Kildare, at the junction of Standhouse Lawns.
When
The collision occurred on April 5, 2025, at 10pm.
Cause
A boy was knocked off his e-bike in the collision.
Other details
  • Sources disagree on the victim: the case record says a man, while the article says a young boy.
  • The victim suffered injuries to his shoulder and ankle.
  • The offending vehicle was a black Volkswagen Golf travelling from the Curragh direction, which failed to stop.
  • The vehicle was seen travelling towards the junction of Morristown Road.
Investigation
  • Gardaí want to speak to anyone in the area who may have seen the vehicle or has dash-cam footage.
  • Members of the public are asked to contact gardaí at (045)431212. The driver has not been identified.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí are appealing for information about a hit-and-run road traffic collision. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe collision occurred on Standhouse Road in Newbridge at the junction of Standhouse Lawns. (kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe collision occurred on April 5, 2025, at 10pm. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationGardaí want to speak to anyone in the area who may have seen the vehicle or has dash-cam footage. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationMembers of the public are asked to contact gardaí at (045)431212. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherA young boy was knocked off his e-bike and injured his shoulder and ankle. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe offending vehicle was a black Volkswagen Golf travelling from the Curragh direction, and it failed to stop. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe vehicle was seen travelling towards the junction of Morristown Road. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 29 Apr2025
    Reportedkildarenow.com, first report
    Gardai appeal for information in 'hit and run' at Newbridge

    Gives the location (Standhouse Road at the junction of Standhouse Lawns), the victim's injuries, a description of the vehicle and its direction of travel, and gardaí's appeal for information. No existing case covers an April 5 Newbridge collision.

    victim, male