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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 6905Hit and run · Co. Donegal

Gardaí trawl CCTV after young woman struck by car in Buncrana hit-and-run

A young woman was struck by a car in a hit-and-run in Buncrana, Co Donegal, between 4.30pm and 5pm while walking close to Ardaravan Square on Main Street. The driver initially stopped and then drove off again, and the woman was taken to hospital with injuries understood not to be life-threatening. The age and nationality of the woman and the age, sex and nationality of the driver are not given, and the article, published on 19 December 2023, gives no incident date beyond the time window. Gardaí are examining CCTV footage, have appealed for information and asked anyone with dash cam footage from the area to come forward, and no arrest or charge is reported.

  1. Reported19 Dec
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A young woman was struck by a car in a hit-and-run incident in Buncrana, Co Donegal.
  • The driver initially stopped and then drove off again.
Where
She was walking close to Ardaravan Square on Main Street in Buncrana.
When
She was struck between 4.30pm and 5pm, and the article gives no incident date beyond its publication on 19 December 2023.
Cause
She was struck by a car.
Other details
  • The woman was taken to hospital with injuries understood not to be life-threatening.
  • The vehicle is described as a dark coloured saloon-type car.
  • Garda Sergeant Eunan Walsh said the town would have been busy with Christmas shoppers at that time of day.
Investigation
  • Gardaí are examining CCTV footage of the incident.
  • Gardaí appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
  • Gardaí asked anyone who travelled in the area with a dash cam to make the footage available.
Charges
No arrest or charge is reported in the article.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA young woman was struck by a car in a hit-and-run incident in Co Donegal. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe driver initially stopped and then drove off again. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe woman was taken to hospital with injuries that are understood not to be life-threatening. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe woman was walking close to Ardaravan Square on Main Street in Buncrana. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe woman was struck between 4.30pm and 5pm. (irishmirror.ie)
  • causeThe woman was struck by a car. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are examining CCTV footage of the incident. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí appealed for anyone with information to come forward. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí asked anyone who travelled in the area with a dash cam to make the footage available. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe vehicle is described as a dark coloured saloon-type car. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 19 Dec2023
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Gardai trawl CCTV after young woman struck by car in Donegal hit and run

    Original report of the Buncrana hit-and-run. The article does not state the date of the incident, only the time window.

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