Garda hunt underway in Dublin for hit and run driver as cyclist lays in serious condition

Gardaí are searching for the driver of a car that was involved in a hit and run that has left a cyclist in a serious condition in hospital.

A 26-year-old man was knocked off his bicycle by a car shortly before 1am in the Baldoyle area of Dublin this morning, and he was rushed to hospital where he remains in a serious condition.

The driver of the vehicle drove off from the scene after the incident, although Gardaí have seized a black Volvo car in the Coolock area in the intervening time since the incident. The independent.ie are reporting that the vehicle may have overtaken a line of traffic before knocking the cyclist down.

The victim is a foreign national who is in Ireland learning English, and he works as a night porter in a hotel.