Woman left brain-damaged after she was crushed by electric gate awarded €8m

Woman in her 40s is now in a wheelchair after the early morning accident at work six years ago, court heard

Woman became trapped in the large moving electric entrance gate at her workplace and was discovered 'caught up in the gate' by another employee who was exiting the factory premises. Picture: Collins Courts

A woman who ended up brain-damaged after she was crushed by an electric gate has settled a High Court action for €8m.

The woman in her 40s is now in a wheelchair after the early morning accident at work six years ago.