Two arrested following car chase through Ennis

Two men have been arrested after they crashed a stolen car in a housing estate in Co Clare this afternoon.

Gardaí in Ennis had received several reports from members of the public that a car was driving dangerously in the vicinity of the town.

When gardaí attempted to stop the car, the driver failed to comply and sped away.

A chase ensued and the vehicle turned off the main Ennis to Tulla road and into a housing estate not the outskirts of the town.

The car crashed out of control and over a ditch at the end of the a road in estate. Gardaí were quickly on the scene and two men were apprehended.

The car was searched at the scene before it was removed on a recovery truck for a technical examination.

Gardaí from Ennis are investigating the incident.