Garda badly injured after being struck by unoccupied car

The accident happened at 4.05 p.m. outside the Gala shop and forecourt at the junction.

The New Ross based garda was standing on the roadside when a car rolled towards her.

Supt Jarlath Duffy said: “The female member did sustain a significant injury. The car – which was not a Garda car and which was unoccupied – rolled forward and she ended up between the car and a bollard and sustained a significant leg injury.”

The garda was removed to University Hospital Waterford for treatment to her injuries and remains there presently.

"It was a freak accident. My primary concern is for the welfare of the garda involved. It’s being investigated but not as a criminal matter, rather as a road traffic incident,” said Supt Duffy.