Man killed after ‘dangerously defective’ lorry struck bridge

A 57-YEAR-OLD man was killed after a dangerously defective lorry crashed into a bridge, dislodging blocks it was carrying, which fell 20ft on top him.

An inquest heard yesterday how Peter O’Sullivan had left his home at Ballygriffin, Killavullen, Co Cork, on the night of January 12, 2006, to tend to his dogs.

He walked a short distance towards Ballygriffin bridge, which is an S-bend bridge on the main road between Fermoy and Mallow, near the Nano Nagle centre.