Five men arrested after colliding with garda patrol car in Dublin

Five men have been arrested after colliding with a garda patrol car during a high-speed chase on the N3 Road, Blanchardstown, Dublin.

At approximately 4:00 am on Tuesday morning, gardaí on patrol from Blanchardstown Community Engagement Area observed a car driving dangerously and a managed containment operation commenced.

During the course of this operation, the offending vehicle collided with a marked patrol car. The car then came to a stop when it collided with the edge railing of the N3.

Five men fled the vehicle and were subsequently arrested on the roadside.

No injuries have been reported as a result of these collisions.

It was subsequently established that the vehicle had been taken a short time earlier during the course of a burglary in the Blanchardstown area.

All five, aged in their teens and early 20s, were taken to Garda Stations in the DMR West where they were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

Three of these males have been released and a file will be prepared for the DPP.

Two of the men remain in custody.

Gardaí say investigations are ongoing.