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The overturned lorry in Cadamstown village. Photo: D. Keegan
Offaly and Laois motorists can expect delays this morning after an incident in a local mountain tourist village.
Motorists are advised to avoid Cadamstown village this morning after an articulated lorry struck a building and overturned.
Nobody was injured in the incident which occurred shortly after 7am this morning.
The truck which overturned in Cadamstown village this morning. Photo: D. Keegan
Gardaí and several units from Offaly Fire Services are attending the scene in the village located in the Slieve Bloom mountains.
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Eye witnesses said the large Northern Ireland registered articulated lorry struck a derelict building and overturned.
Traffic delays are expected on the R421 this morning as emergency services remove the crashed lorry.
A significant quantity of diesel fuel from the overturned vehicle spilled onto the road in the village.
The derelict building in Cadamstown village which was struck by the vehicle. Photo: D. Keegan
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