Member of the public ensures that woman forcibly abducted and thrown into van is rescued

The victim's male attacker had driven the van across the country to Mayo when the call came in

Garda cars sped towards the location and conducted a forced stop, before immediately gaining access to the van and taking the woman to safety. Picture: Dan Linehan

A member of the public has ensured that a woman forcibly abducted and thrown into a van has been rescued after they alerted gardaí to a sighting of the vehicle after hearing an appeal in relation to it.

Gardaí responded to a public order incident in Arklow, Co Wicklow in the early hours of Tuesday.