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Marita Moloney

Driver has lucky escape after car flips over in Dublin crash as gardai close road

Gardai rushed to the scene of a crash in Dublin on Thursday morning after two motorists had miraculous escapes.

The two-vehicle collision happened on the Rock Road in Blackrock at around 8.50am.

On arrival at the scene, emergency services found that one of the cars had flipped over and landed on its roof.

The other vehicle was badly damaged by the impact of the crash.

Despite the horrific scenes, no one was injured in the incident.

Gardai closed the road temporarily during rush-hour to deal with the debris.

Dublin Fire Brigade we also called to the scene and posted images of the damaged cars on Twitter.

The motorist had a lucky escape. (Dublin Fire Brigade)

They said in a post: "We're finishing up at a two car road traffic collision outbound on the Rock Road.

"Lanes are temporarily blocked but traffic restrictions will be lifted once recovery takes place."

Gardai confirmed that no one in either car suffered any injuries.

A spokesperson said: "Gardai and Emergency Services are attending a two vehicle road traffic collision on the Rock Road, Dublin that occurred on the 11th November 2021 at 8.50am.

"No injuries have been reported.

"Investigations are ongoing."

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