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The barrier went straight through the car in the vicinity of Tesco, Newcastle West
THE FEMALE driver of a car that was poleaxed by a barrier after she did a food shop has thanked members of the public and emergency services for their help after the freak occurrence.
A teenager in the passenger seat had a miraculous escape after the barrier crashed through the windscreen of the car. It is understood he ducked a split second before the barrier would have hit him.
One person told Limerick Leader: “Honest to God, I don't know how he escaped. The consequences are not worth thinking about. It’s nothing short of a miracle. It cut through the car like a hot knife through butter.”
Photographs from the aftermath of the incident, which happened in Newcastle West on Sunday last, have been widely shared on WhatsApp.
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Emergency services attended the scene in the vicinity of the Tesco on the Limerick Road, Newcastle West. The driver and the teenager were treated for shock and taken to University Hospital Limerick. It is understood the teenage boy had to get stitches and has cuts and bruises on his face.
The driver, through a family member, wished to thank people on the scene that helped them out of the car and called emergency services, gardai, ambulance paramedics who attended, and staff in UHL. They were discharged on Sunday night. The woman wishes to remain anonymous. It is not known how the incident occurred.
Tesco has not responded to a media query from the Limerick Leader regarding the incident.
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