Two in Cork hospital after car chase crash

Two men are in hospital in Cork after a crash during a Garda pursuit this morning.

Two men are in hospital in Cork after a crash during a Garda pursuit this morning.

Gardai were chasing a car after a raid on a sports shop in the city. The men is understood to be in a serious condition.

A Garda spokesman said the window of a shop on McCurtain Street in Cork city was smashed at around 5.30 a.m. and a number of items taken.

The car in which the men were travelling hit a signpost near Richmond Hillon the northside of the city before careering in to a shop wall andoverturning.

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The shop was completelydestroyed in the incident. The car in which the men were travelling wasembedded in the window of the premises.

Detectives are waiting to interview the injured men.

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