Driver taken to hospital after his truck enters river in Kanturk

The road is closed and diversions are in place
Driver taken to hospital after his truck enters river in Kanturk

Emergency services attended the scene and the man was pulled from the cab of the truck. Picture: @chalkitdown/Twitter

A man has been taken to Cork University Hospital after the cement truck he was driving entered a river in Kanturk.

The incident occured just after 9am when a cement truck struck the bridge and fell into the river on O'Brien Street.

The overturned truck in Kanturk Picture: Cork Safety Alerts
The overturned truck in Kanturk Picture: Cork Safety Alerts

Emergency services attended the scene and the man was pulled from the cab of the truck.

The driver, a man in his 30s, has been taken to Cork University Hospital.

Picture: @chalkitdown/Twitter
Picture: @chalkitdown/Twitter

It's understood he is in a "serious but stable" condition. 

The road is currently closed and diversions are in place.

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