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16/01/2014
Two Arrested After M50 Car Chase
Two men have been arrested following a car chase on the M50.
Gardaí have said that a man and a woman had travelled to a car park in Naas in order to meet with another person about selling a silver BMW.
It is understood that as the BMW attempted to leave, the car was blocked by another car and an SUV. Once out of the car park, the BMW was followed onto the M50 by the other vehicles and a chase started.
According to garda, the vehicles tried a number of times to ram the BMW, eventually forcing it to stop on the Neilstown Road.
The man and the woman escaped on foot raising the alarm with gardaí.
Two men, aged 21 and 30, were subsequently arrested in connection with the incident.
(MH/JP)
Gardaí have said that a man and a woman had travelled to a car park in Naas in order to meet with another person about selling a silver BMW.
It is understood that as the BMW attempted to leave, the car was blocked by another car and an SUV. Once out of the car park, the BMW was followed onto the M50 by the other vehicles and a chase started.
According to garda, the vehicles tried a number of times to ram the BMW, eventually forcing it to stop on the Neilstown Road.
The man and the woman escaped on foot raising the alarm with gardaí.
Two men, aged 21 and 30, were subsequently arrested in connection with the incident.
(MH/JP)
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