Four injured by stolen car

Four people were recovering in hospital this morning after a stolen car crashed on Leeson Street, Dublin

Four people were recovering in hospital this morning after a stolen car crashed on Leeson Street, Dublin. Two youths took the car from Burlington Road shortly before 1 a.m. When gardai arrived, they sped off towards the city centre.

The vehicle struck a parked car outside a nightclub on Leeson Street and overturned, injuring four by-standers, one seriously. The youths fled on foot.

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