Garda vehicle rammed in Limerick town by driver of stolen Mercedes

TWO GARDAI were left shaken after the driver of a stolen Mercedes rammed into the front of their patrol vehicle in Kilmallock early this Wednesday morning.

A garda spokesperson confirmed officers are investigating an incident of burglary and unauthorised taking of vehicles from a premises in Croom in the early hours of this morning, Wednesday July 10.

“During the course of this incident two cars were stolen. The incident occurred at approximately 4am,” said a garda spokesperson. The two cars were a blue Mercedes and a red Hyundai Tucson.

At approximately 7.30am, gardaí located the Mercedes when it was involved in an incident of dangerous driving in the Kilmallock area. Gardai were responding to a report of suspicious activity at the time.