Naas gardai appeal for witnesses to carjackings and assaults near M7 this morning

Naas Gardai are appealing for witnesses to carjackings between the Big Ball and the M7 Business Park between 5.40am and 6.30am today.

A blue Mitsubishi saloon appeared to be broken down and two men from this car flagged down a silver VW Polo in the vicinity of the Big Ball and hijacked it.

It was driven away on the route shown and crashed at the roundabout at the Kerry Group facility.

At this stage a second car was hijacked which was a white and blue Toyota Auris Noonan security van.

A man was injured during the taking of this van. This van was driven on the route shown as far as M7 Business Park where it too was crashed.

Gardaí arrested two men nearby almost immediately and they are currently detained at Naas Garda Station where the hijackings and assaults are being investigated.

Anybody in the vicinity of the locations or route shown who saw anything relating to these incidents this morning is asked to contact Naas Garda Station on (045) 884300 or any Garda Station.