Hit-and-run driver strikes girl, 6

Gardaí were yesterday checking CCTV cameras in a bid to track down a hit-and-run motorist who struck a six-year-old girl at a pedestrian crossing.

The girl was flung into the air when she was struck by a dark-coloured van, landing on the bonnet.

It is understood the girl was on the bonnet for up to 10m and that the driver kept going until she fell off. She slipped underneath the vehicle and one of her legs was crushed.