A truck driver’s cab “disintegrated” on impact with a wall when the driver was forced to swerve to avoid impact with a car in its path, a Co Limerick court has heard. Reddy said part of the accused’s car was sheered off in the impact, which the accused’s barrister, senior counsel, Nicholas, described as being like “cutting through cheese”. The accused’s driver’s cockpit remained intact, and the car’s electrical systems were completely destroyed. Gda Sgt Kevin Bourke, a garda forensic collision investigator, who also examined the scene, described the damage to Birznieks cab as “catastrophic”. Bourke said the truck driver’s cab was “peeled off” in the crash, leaving the steering wheel and engine “exposed”.

Source: The Irish Times February 28, 2026 02:19 UTC