Woman in Midlands manages to escape after car plunges into canal

A woman has escaped death after her car went into a Laois canal.

A car was driven into the Grand Canal at Vicarstown on Bank Holiday Monday, October 31.

The incident happened at 5pm, in dark and rainy conditions, on a narrow patch of roadway.

Gardaí have confirmed that the woman managed to escape from her car, uninjured.

"A passing motorist saw the car in the water and went to get a life buoy. When they got back, the driver had made it up onto the bank herself," a Garda spokesperson said.