Car overturns after going through roundabout

THERE were shocking scenes when a car overturned at the junction of Long Mile Road and the Naas Road last night after the driver lost control going through a roundabout.

Two fire engines from Tallaght and Dolphin’s Barn and paramedics attended the scene of the incident which happened on the Long Mile Road at around 11.30pm last night, Friday, September 10.

According to a statement issued by Gardaí this morning, the car crashed after the driver lost control of the vehicle going through a roundabout and it subsequently overturned.

The statement said: “A car lost control going through a roundabout and overturned.

“The driver (a male aged in his 20s) failed a drug test taken at the scene of the collision. He was arrested and taken to Clondalkin Garda Station.”

The man has since been released without charge pending further investigations.

No injuries were reported as a result of the incident.