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An Irish police officer has been transferred to hospital in Dublin after he was hit by a car in Letterkenny, County Donegal. A 28-year-old Irish police officer is in a critical condition in Dublin after he was hit by a car in Letterkenny, County Donegal.
The 28-year-old officer, who is critically ill, had been at Letterkenny General Hospital after the hit-and-run at about 0430 GMT on Thursday. The officer was taken to Letterkenny General Hospital after the hit-and-run at about 0430 GMT on Thursday.
Irish police said he attempted to stop a stolen car in the Tara Court housing estate when a car was driven at him. Three officers were trying to stop a stolen car in the Tara Court housing estate when a car was driven at them.
Two teenagers were arrested, one at the scene and a second a short time later. A second officer sustained injuries to his arm and the third was uninjured. Two people have been arrested.
The boy arrested at Tara Court was under 18 and the second youth, who is in his late teens, was arrested nearby in Milford. A 17-year-old male was arrested for dangerous driving and a man in his early 20s was arrested for endangerment.
Irish police said the scene and the two cars will undergo forensic examinations.
One of the vehicles had been taken without the consent of the owner from a house in the area.
Michael Boyce, from the Garda Representative Association, said officers were shocked by what happened.Michael Boyce, from the Garda Representative Association, said officers were shocked by what happened.
"They saw three of their colleagues head out to a crime and now one of them is in hospital with serious head injuries, it's just left them numb," he said."They saw three of their colleagues head out to a crime and now one of them is in hospital with serious head injuries, it's just left them numb," he said.