Gardaí investigating after crash outside famous Limerick venue

A number of vehicles had to be removed for the scene of the crash. Photo: David Raleigh.

GARDAÍ are searching for a driver who smashed into number of parked cars outside the famous Dolan’s pub, restaurant, and music venue in Limerick City on Friday night (April 12).

Gardaí said the driver, believed to be a female, left the scene at the Dock Road around 8pm before Gardaí and other emergency services arrived.

A number of cars sustained extensive damage in the incident. Two BMW cars and a Nissan car were removed from the scene by a recovery truck.

Gardaí and several units attached to Limerick City Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene and blocked off access to the road.

Fire crews also washed away debris from the car wreckage.

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A Garda spokesman said that “Gardaí attended at the scene of a single-vehicle collision on Dock Road, Limerick, shortly after 8pm on Friday 12 April 2024. Three unoccupied parked cars were damaged in the collision.”

“There was no reported injuries. However, it’s understood the driver of the car fled the scene after the collision.”

The spokesman said Garda enquiries were ongoing.

Anyone with information or dashcam footage of the incident is asked to contact Henry Street Garda Station on 061 212 400.

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