An investigation is ongoing after a garda was struck by a car yesterday while on routine patrol in Kinnegad, Co Westmeath.
Gardaí said that the incident happened in the Heathfield area of the town at around 10am.
They say that gardaí attached to the Westmeath Roads Policing Unit responded to an alert in relation to a car on their Automatic Number-Plate Recognition system.
As a garda went to speak to the driver of the car, it drove away and struck the member.
The garda was brought to the Midlands Regional Hospital in Mullingar for treatment of injuries that are described as non-life threatening.
The garda has since been discharged from hospital.
The car was found a short time later in Boreen Bradach, Kinnegad, a popular walking route.
Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to the incident to come forward.
