Council van stolen and crashed at Dart station in Dublin

James Cox

A council van was stolen and later crashed into railway barriers in Dublin on Thursday evening, with one man hospitalised following the incident.

This incident occurred on Thursday afternoon, when a Dublin City Council rubbish van was stolen from Parliament Street while a member of the waste management team was emptying a bin.

Shortly after 5.30pm, the vehicle failed to stop for gardaí at a checkpoint on Ormond Quay. Officers then became aware it was stolen, and its movements were monitored by a number of Garda units.

The small rubbish truck eventually came to a stop after crashing into level crossing barriers in Sutton, causing significant traffic in the area and forcing Dart services to be suspended for a time.

The driver was taken to hospital with non life threatening injuries.