Three students injured as car mounts pavement

THREE students from Athlone Institute of Technology are being treated for serious injuries after they were struck by a car in Athlone, Co Westmeath, early yesterday.

The accident happened on the Dublin road near the college at around 2am. The students, all male, were standing on the footpath when a car went out of control and hit all three.

The students were brought to Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe, while the driver of the car was arrested and charged with road traffic offences.