Tractor drives into canal in Laois

A driver escaped injury after their tractor went into the Grand Canal in Laois.  

Laois Fire and Rescue Service put a boat in the water yesterday evening after the tractor entered the Grand Canal. 

Thankfully nobody was hurt in the incident which occurred shortly before 7pm on Monday evening in the Vicarstown area. 

“Our crews responded to an incident where a tractor had gone into the Grand Canal last night. Thankfully there were no injuries,” Laois County Fire and Rescue Service stated in an online post.  

Laois County Fire and Rescue Service said the tractor has since been removed from the canal and they confirmed there was no environmental damage.