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Driver injured after Glanmire church crash down pedestrian steps

New details show the driver of a car was injured after driving down the steps of a County Cork church, where local clergy expressed relief that children were not present.

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This is an update to our earlier report: Car damaged after driving down pedestrian steps at Glanmire church

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The driver of a car was injured after driving down church steps in County Cork, Echo Live and the Irish Mirror reported. Echo Live reported that a priest expressed relief that no children were outside at the time of the incident. [1][2]

As FTMQ News reported earlier, emergency services responded after a vehicle was severely damaged on the pedestrian steps at St Joseph's Church in the Riverstown area of Glanmire on Thursday afternoon. Gardaí closed surrounding roads and set up local diversions following the crash. [6]

Glanmire is a suburban town located about six kilometres east of Cork city centre. It includes several interconnected residential areas such as Riverstown, Brooklodge, and Sallybrook, and was incorporated into the expanded Cork City Council area in 2019. [5][6]

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In short

  • The driver of the vehicle was injured during the crash down the steps of Glanmire church.
  • A local priest expressed relief that no children were present outside during the incident.
  • The crash occurred on pedestrian steps at St Joseph's Church in Glanmire, County Cork.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]'Thank God no children outside' says priest after car driven down Glanmire church steps, injuring driverecho live, 2d ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Bizarre incident as car driven down church steps before crash in Co. CorkIrish Mirror, 3d ago

Background

  1. [3]Thank God (film) on Wikipedia
  2. [4]Timeline of the Irish War of Independence on Wikipedia
  3. [5]Glanmire on Grokipedia
  4. [6]Car damaged after driving down pedestrian steps at Glanmire church FTMQ News, 3d ago
  5. [7]Chicago archdiocese dedicates suicide memorial honoring priest FTMQ News, 2d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 7 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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