A woman is recovering at her home after her car was swept off a road by an avalanche of slurry, and dumped in a field.

It happened shortly before 10 o'clock last night however details are only emerging this afternoon.

The Cappamore to Doon Road in East Limerick remains closed this afternoon after the slurry tank ruptured last night spilling an estimated 50 thousand gallons of slurry down a hill onto the road.

David Raleigh reports.