Gardaí seize tractor with three wheels in Co Tipperary

A tweet from An Garda Síochána said the driver was ‘wheely, wheely sorry’

Twitter users speculated that perhaps the driver was ‘in a real slurry’. Photograph: Twitter
Twitter users speculated that perhaps the driver was ‘in a real slurry’. Photograph: Twitter

Gardaí in Tipperary have seized a tractor driving with only three wheels.

The fourth wheel was tied to the rear of the trailer it was hauling.

A tweet from An Garda Síochána said the driver was "wheely, wheely sorry".

Twitter users speculated that perhaps the driver was “in a real slurry” and wondered whether or not they would be “released on bale”.

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