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Man held over Dublin incident where car driver at group
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland /Crime & Justice

Man held over Dublin incident where car driver at group

From RTร‰ News · () English

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  • A man in his 20s is in custody following an incident in Skerries, Co Dublin, where a car was driven at a group of people.
  • Three teenagers and another male sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
  • Gardaรญ are investigating the public order incident that occurred Saturday night and are seeking witnesses and camera footage.

A man is being held by gardaรญ in north Dublin following a disturbing incident in Skerries, Co. Dublin, where a car was driven at a group of people. The man, in his 20s, is currently detained at a local station. The incident, which occurred around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday on Harbour Road, involved a large gathering of youths and a subsequent fight. During the altercation, a car was driven into the crowd, resulting in injuries to three teenagers, two girls and a boy, and another male. All injuries are reported as non-life-threatening. Gardaรญ responded to reports of a public order disturbance and are actively investigating the circumstances. They are appealing for information, particularly any camera footage, including dash-cam recordings, from the area at the time. An eyewitness described the scene as "chaos" and "horrifying to watch," recounting how a car "basically run through the crowd."

It was chaos. There was a lot of people hanging around. I saw a massive crowd coming down the road from the top of the pier and watching from here, I just saw a car basically run through the crowd.

โ€” EyewitnessAn eyewitness described the scene of the incident in Skerries.
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