Two gardaí have been treated in hospital after their patrol vehicle collided with a stolen car in Dublin.
Gardaí were investigating a burglary and the unauthorised taking of a car in the Santry area on Monday.
Shortly before midnight, gardaí from DMR West roads policing unit, and Blanchardstown and Meath South community engagement, were involved in a related managed containment operation at the Ward in Dublin.
During the course of the operation, the stolen car collided with a marked patrol vehicle.
The occupants of the stolen vehicle fled on foot.
Two members of An Garda Síochána exited the vehicle and received assistance.
Both were conveyed to hospital and have since been released. – PA
