Deliveroo driver injured after he was chased by men in stolen car in Cork
Olivia Kelleher
Gardai are attempting to trace a gang of men in a stolen car who chased and rammed a young Deliveroo driver in the Mahon/Beaumont area of Cork overnight, leading him to suffer serious injuries to his legs.
The road rage incident took place at around midnight.
HSE Advanced paramedics and several units of the Cork City Fire Brigade attended at the scene in Beaumont after receiving reports that the gang had chased and rammed the 23-year-old Deliveroo driver.
The Brazilian man was pursued by the gang from Mahon to Beaumont in the southside of the city. They rammed into the man at Woodvale Road in Beaumont before fleeing the scene.
The Deliveroo driver was travelling on a Honda 125 motorbike.
Householders who heard the impact of the ramming emerged from their properties and raised the alarm. They found the man lying trapped under his bike.
He had sustained a serious compound fracture to one of his legs. The man was taken to Cork University Hospital for treatment. He was conscious but in a considerable amount of pain.
The damaged bike was removed from the scene. It is due to be forensically examined. The area where the ramming occurred will also be technically examined.
It is believed the man informed gardaí that he had had a interaction with the persons in the stolen car in the Mahon area leading them to follow him to Beaumont in a “road rage” type of incident.
The stolen car was a Skoda Kodiaq, which was robbed from a property in Courtbrack near Blarney in Co Cork ten days ago.
An alert was put out in connection with the gang who subsequently rammed a garda car at 2am on Friday on the Old Mallow Road in Cork’s northside.
Two gardaí received minor injuries in the incident. It is understood the thieves subsequently headed in the direction of north Cork.
Gardai have asked that anyone who witnessed suspicious behaviour in the areas of Mahon, Beaumont and Old Mallow Road in Cork overnight to call Anglesea St Garda Station on 021-4522000.
