Hunt for car driver involved in hit-and-run

Gardaí in Galway have stepped up efforts to trace the driver of a car involved in a fatal hit and run.

Hunt for car driver involved in hit-and-run

John White, aged 66, was knocked off his bicycle as he cycled on the outskirts of Loughrea at 8.40pm on Wednesday. He was rushed to University College Hospital in Galway, but pronounced dead in the early hours of yesterday morning.

A blue BMW with a partial registration of 01G, thought to have been involved in the collision, left the scene and travelled in the direction of Gort.

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