Truck driver’s lucky escape on icy road

A truck driver had a lucky escape when he emerged from his overturned lorry unharmed yesterday.

The incident happened at Minane Bridge, 8km south of Carrigaline, Co Cork, at around 5.30am yesterday and caused extensive damage to a wall just before the bridge.

Gardaí, the fire brigade, and officials from Cork County Council attended the scene, and while the truck driver was said to be shaken from the early morning crash, he was otherwise unharmed.