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Three men were taken to hospital following a garda pursuit in Co Kildare on Tuesday evening.
Gardai said they intercepted a vehicle in Co Meath in connection with ongoing investigations into criminal activity in the Leinster region.
“This vehicle failed to stop for gardaí and a managed containment operation ensued,” they said in a statement on Tuesday night.
“This operation concluded shortly before 8pm when the offending vehicle was involved in a single vehicle road traffic collision on the Newbridge Road in Naas, Co Kildare.”
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Five men were arrested at the scene. Three, aged in their late teens, 20s and 40s, were taken to hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
Two others, aged in their 20s, were detained at Naas Garda station under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act.
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