Gardai rushed to the scene of a freak accident in Kilkenny this morning alongside emergency services.
Officers attended the accident on the M9 motorway on Monday with two units of the fire brigade after a ladder became detached from the roof of a van.
As the vehicle was driving at high speed, the ladder hit two cars driving behind it and caused damage to both.
However, gardai warn that the situation could have been "a lot worse."
In a post on Facebook, police confirmed that “gardaí from Unit C Kilkenny and Thomastown attended an incident this morning on the M9 Motorway.
“We were also joined by two units of the fire brigade. A ladder somehow became detached from the van's roof.
“Two vehicles struck this causing minor damage. It could have been a lot worse.”
The same unit of officers also pulled a van just minutes later carrying a 14-foot pole, with 6 feet of it sticking out the back.
The pole was reportedly at the windscreen height of a car, and so the driver was issued with a Fixed Charge Notice for potentially causing danger to other road users.
“Separately the same crew from Kilkenny intercepted a van carrying a 14 foot pole, 6 feet of which was sticking out the back at windscreen height,” the post continued.
“A fixed charge notice was issued to the driver.”
“When you're carrying a load make sure it's safe and secure.”
