A man in his 50s is "very lucky" to be alive after his SUV crashed into steel railings and flipped over in Limerick today.

The driver was on the Childers Road near the John Carew Junction Link Road at 12.45pm when witnesses say he swerved to avoid a dog.

Limerick Leader say Gardai and three units of Limerick City Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene, and that the man was treated by paramedics at the scene but did not require hospital treatment.

Emergency services are at the scene of a road accident at John Carew Link Road in #Limerick pic.twitter.com/excrD0JohF

— David Hurley (@DHurleyLL) June 25, 2017

We just left the scene of this vehicle rollover. A very lucky driver is in the safe hands of our National Ambulance Service @GardaTraffic pic.twitter.com/Xf6CIysIIA

— Limerick Fire Service (@LimerickFire) June 25, 2017

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