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Gardai say members of the local Roads Policing Unit detected the vehicle travelling at 77km/h in a 50km/h zone
A lorry driver is facing prosecution after they were caught speeding close to a small primary school in County Kilkenny.
Highlighting the detection on social media, gardai say members of the local Roads Policing Unit detected the vehicle travelling at 77km/h in a 50km/h zone in the middle of the day.
The incident happened on the R448 near the village of Paulstown, close to the Kilkenny/Carlow border, earlier this week.
"Speed is a big factor for road traffic collisions and lorry drivers have a greater responsibility, proceedings have commenced," read the post.
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Further details of the incident have not been disclosed publicly given that proceedings have been initiated.
Reacting to the post on Facebook, one user commented: "National road and his max speed limit is 80kph. shocking behaviour."
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