Tourist convicted of careless driving as gardaí hurt

A US tourist has been convicted of careless driving after his car struck two motorcycle gardaí who were on their way to deal with another accident.

The crash happened at Clarion Rd, Sligo, yesterday when the gardaí were struck by a Renault Fluence. Both had bone injuries and were taken to Sligo General Hospital.

There were no reports of injuries to the car’s occupants, a man, a woman, and two children aged about 10 and 12.