Stolen van led 13 patrol cars in chase across Cork city

Two burglars in a stolen van careered through the streets of Cork without any regard for the safety of other motorists as they tried to escape pursuing gardaí.

They nearly killed a Garda motorcyclist, rammed a Garda van, crashed into other cars, and drove at high speed, often on the opposite side of the road.

It all started at 4.30pm on Thursday when they stole a white Peugeot van from MacCurtain St in the city centre.