Man arrested in connection with dangerous driving incident that injured garda 

The injured garda was taken to Tullamore Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. He has since been released

The incident occurred at around 4pm on Monday after gardaí received reports of a vehicle driving erratically. File picture

Gardaí have arrested a man in connection to a dangerous driving incident in Longford which resulted in a Garda being struck by a vehicle along with several other road traffic collisions. 

The man aged in his 30s was arrested this afternoon and is detained at Longford Garda station.