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A Garda was seriously injured in a hit-and-run incident in Co Louth.
Undalk The Garda Roads police unit stopped a car on the M1 in Jonesborough while conducting a routine mobile speed check at approximately 1.45pm on Saturday.
Gardai said the car initially stopped, but drove away from the scene, injuring a Garda who had gotten out of a patrol car to speak to the driver.
The garda, who is based in Dundalk district, was taken by ambulance to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda.
His injuries are serious but are not believed to be life-threatening.
The highway was closed to traffic for a short time, but has since reopened.
The driver and car have yet to be found and consultations are ongoing.
Gardai in Dundalk is asking witnesses to come forward and is also appealing to road users with camera footage, including the dash cam, along the M1 at the time of the incident to make it available to those researchers.
Anyone with information should contact the Dundalk Garda station 042 938 8400, the confidential Garda line at 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
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