A young boy fearing for his life ran into the middle of Dublin's M50 traffic to escape being stabbed as he and his two teenage friends were held at knifepoint at a Luas stop.
The three teens got off the Luas at Glencairn on December 29 at 2.40pm when a man in his early 20s approached the boys and pulled a knife on them.
He demanded their wallets but the teens decided to run in different directions with the thug focusing his sights on just one of the teens, Dublin Live reports.
The boy was chased down into Mount Eagle Drive in Leopardstown before escaping through the Sandyford exit and running into manic M50 traffic to seek help.
He tried to flag down a car before eventually one driver stopped and rescued the boy.
The thug gave up the pursuit and headed back in the direction of the Leopardstown Racecourse.
A spokeswoman for the Gardai confirmed the incident to Dublin Live and said: "Gardaí attended an incident that occurred near the Glencairn Luas stop, Leopardstown on December 29 at approximately 2.40pm.
"Two males were allegedly involved in an altercation and a youth received non life threatening injuries."
She concluded: "No arrests were made and investigations are ongoing."
