Horse power no match for Class A Mercedes

STEPHEN JOYCE was happy to be alive yesterday after a horse crashed through his car windscreen when he was travelling home from work.

The 30-year-old was returning home after finishing his shift at Shannon Airport when a horse bolted from a field and smashed through his Class A Mercedes.

Stephen had almost reached his home close to the East Clare village of Bodyke when the horse ran on to the Tuamgraney road and plunged into his car at 4.30am.