PICS: Low-flying swan smashes into car windscreen

A grandmother thought her goose was cooked when a low-flying swan smashed into her windscreen as she drove on a dual carriageway.

But thanks to her cool, calm, reaction and some expert driving, Mary Murphy from Knocknaheeny on Cork city’s northside, said she’s glad to be alive after the freak accident on the main Cork to Mallow road.

“It is my first ever motor accident. It was terrifying and I was in shock. Having had some time to think about it, I feel sorry for the poor old swan now, to be honest with you,” she told the Irish Examiner.