Motorist has lucky escape as fuel pipe ruptures on ramp

A MOTORIST had a lucky escape when the contents of his car’s petrol tank gushed onto a roadway after he damaged the underneath of his vehicle on a speed ramp.

Motorist has lucky escape as fuel pipe ruptures on ramp

The incident occurred in a housing estate in Ennis, Co Clare, shortly at around 12.20am on Sunday.

The man had filled his car at a filling station earlier and was visiting friends in the Castlewood Park estate. While leaving to return home, the man drove over a speed ramp, damaging the underneath of the car.

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