Search continues for 4 men after Mercedes stolen in Wicklow car-jacking is recovered in Tullow

The search continues for 4 men involved in a carjacking in Wicklow yesterday after the Nercedes they stole from German tourists was recovered in Tullow.

Carlow & Wicklow Gardai were involved in the search following the incident yesterday – they were backed up by the air support unit.

Its understood a Volvo car was involved in a collision in Rathdrum and when a group of German tourists stopped to lend assistance, their black Mercedes was taken by the four men who had been travelling in the Volvo. A woman was injured in the process

It’s believed the Volvo had been stolen and was used in an earlier burglary near Athy.