Woman arrested in connection with hit-and-run in Louth that left cyclist in critical condition

Michael Bolton

A woman has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run collision in Co Louth on Monday.

The incident happened near Whitehouse Cross, Dromiskin, at approximately 6.25pm. Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a collision, involving a vehicle and a cyclist, on the R132.

The cyclist, a man aged in his 40s, was brought to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda to be treated for serious injuries. He remains in a critical condition.

A woman was arrested on Thursday morning and is being detained at a Garda Station in the Louth-Cavan-Monaghan Division.

Gardaí continue to investigate all of the circumstances surrounding the collision.