Following a traffic collision at Clara Vale, Rathdrum this afternoon 19th May 2014 at about 2.30pm, involving a bus and a black Volvo, four male occupants of the black Volvo stole a German registered black Mercedes C180 which had stopped to lend assistance at the scene.
A female passenger in the Mercedes received slight injuries in the incident.
The vehicle left the scene in the direction of Glendalough. Gardaí are investigating reports that the Volvo car was involved in a burglary earlier in the Athy area of Carlow.
The black Mercedes has now been located in Tullow, Co. Carlow. The car has been preserved for technical examination. There have been no arrests to date. A search is underway involving Gardai from Wicklow, Carlow and the Garda Air Support Unit.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Wicklow Garda Station on 0404 60140.
