A woman has been treated in hospital after she was tricked into stopping her car on a road in Co Wexford by a man impersonating a garda.

The woman was driving to work when she stopped after being flagged down by a dark-coloured Ford Mondeo with a blue flashing light at Corramacorra junction in Murrintown just before 6.30am.

The Mondeo was not a garda car.

A man impersonating a garda then threatened, assaulted and robbed the woman.

He left the scene in the Mondeo, which was driven by a second man.

Gardaí have appealed to anyone who may have seen the Mondeo this morning or who may have information relating to the incident to contact Wexford Garda Station on 053-9165200, the Garda Confidential telephone line on 1800-666111 or any Garda station.