A garda is hospitalised after a stolen car rams a Garda patrol vehicle in Glanmire, Co Cork. The incident occurs at an industrial estate on Monday, reported at around 2.20pm, when Gardaí respond to reports of a stolen vehicle in the area. According to multiple reports, once Gardaí arrive, the stolen car collides with an official patrol vehicle, injuring one officer. One outlet specifies the officer is a woman, while others describe the injured officer more generally. The injuries are reported as non-life-threatening.
Following the collision, Gardaí take action at the scene and arrest two men in connection with the incident, as reported by several outlets. The Garda injured in the crash is taken to hospital for treatment. The reports are consistent that the stolen vehicle involved is the one responsible for the collision and that the incident takes place in the Glanmire industrial estate in the afternoon of June 22.
