Overview
- The victim, named locally as young mother Scarlett Faulkner, suffered catastrophic head injuries and remains in a critical condition.
- She was found on the R494 at Birdhill on Saturday and was airlifted by a Coast Guard rescue helicopter to University Hospital Limerick before Sunday’s transfer to Cork University Hospital.
- Gardaí have preserved the scene for a technical examination and closed the road with local diversions in place.
- Investigators appealed for witnesses and camera footage from the R494 between Birdhill and the M7, asking the public to contact Nenagh Garda Station on 067 50450 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.
- Media accounts differ on the exact timing of the incident, and Gardaí say inquiries are ongoing with no arrests or named suspects reported.