Woman, 70, hit by garda car

A WOMAN in her 70s was in a serious condition in a Dublin hospital last night after she was struck by a garda patrol car.

It is believed that the woman was waiting at a bus stop on Clonskeagh Road when the accident took place shortly before 4pm.

Onlookers said the patrol car was travelling with its siren sounding when the collision took place near Clonskeagh Hospital just before 4pm.