An overturned car on a south Dublin road ... But amazingly, the driver walked away

The crash happened on an icy road in south county Dublin.

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DUBLIN FIRE BRIGADE took the opportunity to issue a fresh warning to drivers over ice on the roads yesterday, as they posted the pictures below to their Twitter account.

The driver of the SUV walked away from the scene, the fire service said.

Expect ice this morning. Luckily the occupant walked away from this RTC in South Dublin. #icerink @LiveDrive pic.twitter.com/r7yShLDkEF
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) February 4, 2015

Dublin Fire Brigade / Twitter

Meanwhile, the situation on the roads nationwide appears to have improved this morning, compared to recent days.

AA Roadwatch is reporting some black ice in the Carlow area.

The M50 is said to be particularly heavy this morning, following a crash.

DUBLIN: Crash on M50 s'bound between J7 Lucan and J9 Red Cow, now in hard shoulder. Traffic slow from J5 Finglas to J7.
— The AA Ireland (@aaroadwatch) February 5, 2015

AA Roadwatch / Twitter

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