Laois Offaly gardai issue appeal as youth injured in e-scooter hit and run
Gardaí say the electric scooter driver may also have been hurt
Laois Offaly Gardaí are urgently appealing for information in relation to an electric scooter hit and run.
Gardaí said a youth was injured in the incident and the electric scooter driver failed to remain at the scene last Thursday, August 8.
“We are urgently seeking information regarding a road traffic incident involving an E-Scooter that occurred at 15:00hrs on the 8th of August 2024. The incident took place on Eiscir Summer Road, Tullamore, resulting in a youth sustaining injuries,” Laois Offaly Gardaí said on social media.
“The driver of the E-Scooter failed to stop at the scene and may have been injured as well. We are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision or has any information about the driver or the incident to come forward,” they said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact gardaí at Tullamore Garda Station 057 93 27600
“If you have any details that could assist our investigation. Every piece of information, no matter how small, could be vital,” Gardaí said.