A young man is due in court in Cork later this week charged with dangerous driving and other road traffic offences while driving a tractor at Whitegate.

Gardaí have said that a man driving a tractor and slurry tanker was arrested over alleged dangerous driving at Whitegate in Cork over the weekend.

Shortly after 2:00p.m on Saturday (April 11) gardaí said they observed a tractor and slurry tank combination approaching a cordon checkpoint on the approach to Whitegate, Co. Cork.

The vehicle allegedly failed to stop at the checkpoint when directed by members of An Garda Síochána.

Gardaí then pursued the tractor combination, activating emergency blue lights and sirens "indicating the vehicle to stop and warning other road users".

According to gardaí, the tractor began moving erratically, swerving into the opposite direction allegedly in an effort to get away from gardaí and potentially endangering other road users.

The vehicle was stopped by uniform and plain clothes gardaí in marked and unmarked patrol cars.

The driver, a man in his 20s, was arrested and has been charged with a number of serious road traffic offences.

He is due to appear at Midleton District Court, Co. Cork on Thursday morning (April 16).