Crash injures car thieves

Three car thieves, aged 20, 11 and 10, from the Blanchardstown area of Dublin, were taken to Navan General Hospital at 4 a.m

Three car thieves, aged 20, 11 and 10, from the Blanchardstown area of Dublin, were taken to Navan General Hospital at 4 a.m. yesterday after they crashed into a gate at a housing estate in the town.

A Garda spokesman said the car, a Ford Orion, was stolen in Dunboyne, Co Meath, shortly before the incident. The three are not believed to be in a serious condition.

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