Company fined €2k after trailer spills load and injures cyclist

A company has been fined €2,000 after an incident in which a trailer carrying timber became detached from the vehicle carrying it, spilling the load onto the road and injuring a cyclist.

Horgan Bros Timber Extraction Limited, of Toames West, Macroom, Co Cork, faced two charges arising out of the incident at Newtown, Bantry, Co Cork on August 21, 2017.