Diners in lucky escape after car crashes into cafe

A GROUP of people had a lucky escape yesterday when a car mounted a footpath and crashed into the outside seating area of the cafe where they were having breakfast.

Morning rush-hour traffic along O’Connell Street, Limerick City, came to a standstill as several cars were involved in a collision.

One car, a Ford Focus, was left badly damaged in the middle of the street, while a blue-coloured Hyundai Atoz narrowly missed members of the public as they sat outside the cafe.