{"id":9401,"date":"2025-08-19T13:17:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/9401\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T13:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:17:09","slug":"lucky-escape-as-car-flips-on-wicklow-roundabout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/9401\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucky escape as car flips on Wicklow roundabout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The car involved in the single vehicle incident in Bray. Photo: Wicklow County Fire Service.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BP braycarcrash.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The car involved in the single vehicle incident in Bray. Photo: Wicklow County Fire Service.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The scene in Bray as a car is towed following the accident. Photos: Wicklow County Fire Service.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/60917db5-12cb-41f2-9c3d-6875047b85f4.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The scene in Bray as a car is towed following the accident. Photos: Wicklow County Fire Service.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The scene in Bray as roads were closed following a single vehicle car accident. Photos: Wicklow County Fire Service.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bba78404-53c2-4d8f-a69a-69bf547eceec.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The scene in Bray as roads were closed following a single vehicle car accident. Photos: Wicklow County Fire Service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Fire crews from Wicklow attended the scene of single vehicle collision at a roundabout on the outskirts of Bray last night, which resulted in the car coming to rest in the centre of the roundabout.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">There were no fatalities reported and reports that the vehicle had caught fire were unfounded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">In a statement, Wicklow County Council said: \u201cBray and Greystones fire crews were mobilised to an RTC (road traffic collision) at the Kilcroney roundabout off the N11 at 9:50 pm on Monday, August 18.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The scene in Bray as roads were closed following a single vehicle car accident. Photos: Wicklow County Fire Service.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755609429_125_bba78404-53c2-4d8f-a69a-69bf547eceec.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The scene in Bray as roads were closed following a single vehicle car accident. Photos: Wicklow County Fire Service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cA single car was involved which came to rest on its side against trees in the centre of the roundabout. The two occupants of the vehicle had managed to get themselves out of the car. Initial reports of a fire were incorrect, there was some steam and smoke from the brakes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cThe Kilcroney slip road from the N11 was closed temporarily and traffic restrictions put in place in order to safely deal with the incident and to assist the recovery contractor in removing the vehicle. Garda\u00ed attended the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The car involved in the single vehicle incident in Bray. Photo: Wicklow County Fire Service. 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