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Brynmor Pattison

Mangled wreckage of car seen on street after hotel crash in Wexford town

The mangled wreckage of a car is seen on a street after it smashed into a hotel late last night.

Emergency services responded to the scene of the collision, which happened on Trinity Street in Wexford town yesterday evening at around 11.30pm.

It's understood the car was travelling down William Street when it crashed into the front of the Talbot Hotel, causing serious damage to the vehicle and the building and leaving the car facing the direction from which it came.

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Pictures show gardai, medical personnel and the fire department in attendance, with debris from the premises scattered across the road.

Car which was involved in a single vehicle collision that lead to extensive damage to the Talbot Hotel in Wexford town (Jim Campbell)
Car which was involved in a single vehicle collision that lead to extensive damage to the Talbot Hotel in Wexford town (Jim Campbell)

The driver was taken to hospital but was not seriously injured, gardai said.

Gardai added in a statement: "Gardai attended the scene of a single vehicle collision on Trinity Street in Wexford yesterday evening, Thursday 1st September 2022 at approximately 11.30pm.

"A car collided with a premises on Trinity Street. The driver of the vehicle was taken to hospital with what are understood to be non-life threatening injuries.

"Investigations are ongoing."

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