Man (20s) to appear in court after garda seriously injured by stolen motorbike in Dublin
A man in his 20s was arrested following the incident, which gardaí believe involved a stolen motorbike.
The man has since been charged and will appear at Blanchardstown District Court on Thursday morning.
Gardaí attached to the Finglas Drugs Unit were on routine patrol at around 5.45pm when they observed two motorbikes at a petrol station on the North Road which were believed to have been stolen, a garda spokesperson said.
When gardaí approached them, the motorcyclists drove off and one struck a member of the gardaí as he fled.
The male garda, aged in his 30s, was brought to the Mater Hospital for treatment of a serious but non-life-threatening injury.
A suspect in his 20s was arrested and was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda station in West Dublin.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following the collision at a commercial premises in Dublin 11 this evening.
"Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this incident to please come forward," a spokesperson said.
"Any persons who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) from the North Road area of Finglas between 5:15pm and 6:15pm is asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí.
"Anyone with any information is asked to contact Finglas Garda Station on 01 666 7500, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station."
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