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| Cement slabs 'could have killed' | Cement slabs 'could have killed' |
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| Lives were put at risk after slabs of cement were thrown from a road bridge in County Down, police have said. | Lives were put at risk after slabs of cement were thrown from a road bridge in County Down, police have said. |
| Three drivers escaped injury after the slabs were thrown from the bridge at about 1900 GMT on Monday. | Three drivers escaped injury after the slabs were thrown from the bridge at about 1900 GMT on Monday. |
| The objects were thrown from the Cascum Road bridge on the A1, just outside Banbridge. Two lorries and a coach were damaged in the incident. | The objects were thrown from the Cascum Road bridge on the A1, just outside Banbridge. Two lorries and a coach were damaged in the incident. |
| Coach driver Norman Ingram said: "It was very frightening - it was lucky there were no passengers at the time." | Coach driver Norman Ingram said: "It was very frightening - it was lucky there were no passengers at the time." |
| "I was driving under the bridge when I saw the concrete block coming down," he said. | "I was driving under the bridge when I saw the concrete block coming down," he said. |
| "I didn't see anyone beforehand - it was dark at the time and I had my lights on. | "I didn't see anyone beforehand - it was dark at the time and I had my lights on. |
| Norman Ingram said the incident was frightening | |
| "It banged right into the front of my cab, smashing lights and damaging the paints. It caused damage worth at least a couple of hundred pounds." | "It banged right into the front of my cab, smashing lights and damaging the paints. It caused damage worth at least a couple of hundred pounds." |
| Mr Ingram said the block which struck his coach may have come from a nearby building site. | Mr Ingram said the block which struck his coach may have come from a nearby building site. |
| "I reckon it wasn't small kids who did this because the block was tossed over to hit the windscreen, and small kids wouldn't be able to get it on target - a bit of organisation went into it," he said. | "I reckon it wasn't small kids who did this because the block was tossed over to hit the windscreen, and small kids wouldn't be able to get it on target - a bit of organisation went into it," he said. |
| Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them. | Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them. |
| They said they would "deal robustly" with those responsible. | They said they would "deal robustly" with those responsible. |