Gardai investigate dangerous driving incident near schools

A stolen car was reported driving on the wrong side of the road at speed in the vicinity of several schools in Ballymahon today.

The dangerous incident happened around 9am this morning after several reports of a silver BMW driving dangerously from the Longford road right into the centre of Ballymahon, going past several local schools in the process.

The vehicle, stolen earlier in Cavan, went through a pedestrian crossing at speed along its route prior before it crashed into another vehicle behind the Dean Egan Hall a short time later. The male driver then made a run for it on foot and gardai are currently searching for the perpretrator.

The crashed vehicle has since been recovered by investigating gardai. They are looking for anyone who saw the car driving erratically in the vicinity of the town this morning, or can assist the investigation in any way to call Ballymahon Garda Station 090 6432303 or Longford Garda Station on 043 33 50570.