A woman is in hospital after a hit and run in Galway in the early hours of Saturday morning.

The woman, in her early 30s, was hit by a car outside the Dun na Carraige estate near Blackrock in Salthill at around 2.30am.

The vehicle failed to remain at the scene after the incident.

The woman was brought to University Hospital Galway, where she is being treated for serious but non-life threatening injuries.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to contact them at Salthill Garda Station.