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Woman in her 60s dies in Dublin hit-and-run, incident referred to GSOC

Carol Seery was killed in the incident
Carol Seery was killed in the incident

Gardaí are searching for the driver of a car that knocked down and killed a woman in her 60s in Dublin.

The woman has been named as Carol Seery.

The hit-and-run happened on Phibsborough Road where Ms Seery had been out socialising with her husband.

Gardaí have recovered the car involved, an 07D silver Honda Civic, after it had been abandoned nearby.

No arrests have been made.

Just after 9pm on Wednesday last night, the car was driven at speed on the inside lane through the junction of Cross Guns Bridge, before swerving into the outside lane.

Ms Seery, who had been out for a meal with her husband, a retired garda, was crossing the road to get a bus home when the car knocked her down and killed her.

Footage of the car driving through the area at speed was captured on CCTV.

The car, which was not reported stolen, did not stop, but was abandoned a short time later on nearby Avondale Road. It is being forensically examined.

The Honda Civic appears to have been bought recently, but not registered and gardaí are working to trace the current owner.

The incident happened near the Cross Guns Bridge (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Gardaí are appealing to witnesses, those with camera footage, or anyone who was in the area between 8.30pm and 9.30pm on Wednesday night to contact them at Mountjoy Garda Station on 01-6668600.

While gardaí are carrying out a criminal investigation, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) is conducting a separate inquiry into the conduct of the gardaí who interacted with the car before the fatal hit-and-run.

In a statement, GSOC said: "GSOC received a referral from An Garda Síochána on the night of Wednesday 4 October, following a road traffic incident in the Phibsborough area of Dublin.

"The referral was made by a Garda Superintendent under section 102(1) of the Garda Síochána Act, 2005.

"The matter is now under examination by GSOC and no further comment will be made at this time."

Garda headquarters said a new policy on garda pursuits is being finalised.

Commissioner Drew Harris has accepted that the current policy is outdated and a review process is under way.

Garda Headquarters said there has been three meetings with the garda associations on the development of the policy and that it is expected to be brought to the garda senior leadership team for finalisation shortly.