Three injured after car driven at people in Skerries
A man in his 20s has been arrested after a car was driven into a crowd during a public order incident in Skerries, Co Dublin. Three teenagers and one other male were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries following the event.
Why it matters
This incident highlights growing concerns regarding public safety and youth-related violence in previously quiet suburban areas.
A man in his 20s has been arrested after a car was driven at a number of people during an incident in Skerries, Co Dublin.
He is being detained at a garda station in the north Dublin area.
Three teenagers were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after the incident.
Another male was also reported to have received non-life-threatening injuries.
Gardaí said they responded to reports of a public order incident at Harbour Road at around 9.30pm last night.
A large number of youths gathered and a fight broke out, gardaí said, and during the course of the incident a car drove at a number of people.
Three teenagers, two females and one male, were taken to Beaumont Hospital for treatment for non-life threatening injuries.
Gardaí said that investigations are ongoing and have appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
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