Motorist in Cork who collided with car and bus 'panicked and fled', court hears

A motorist who crashed into a car and a bus and then drove away from the scene blamed the collision on a canister of lawnmower petrol bursting into flames inside his car.

Motorist in Cork who collided with car and bus 'panicked and fled', court hears

A motorist who crashed into a car and a bus and then drove away from the scene blamed the collision on a canister of lawnmower petrol bursting into flames inside in his car.

Frank Buttimer, solicitor, said there was the unusual explanation for the collision and the behaviour of the motorist, Brendan O’Loughlin of Castletreasure, Douglas, Cork.

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