Man, 80, has lucky escape as car crashes into home for sixth time in 10 years

AN elderly man has had a miraculous escape after a car crashed through his front wall and into his home.

It was the sixth such near-tragedy at a location where Clare County Council has reportedly refused to construct a crash barrier.

The latest crash occurred at around 8.20am yesterday when two cars collided head-on outside the home of 80-year-old retired farmer, Martin McGuane, on the Ennis to Galway road at Bunnahow, Tubber.