A man had a lucky escape when he narrowly avoided being hit by an iron bar in the early hours of Sunday morning in Mountmellick.
The incident occurred at Lord Edward Street in the town.
A man was approached by another man who had an iron bar in his hand.
This male then swung the iron bar but did not connect with the first man.
Fled
The suspect then fled the scene.
Gardai have appealed for witnesses to contact them at Portlaoise or Mountmellick Garda Station.
Anyone who was in the area around this time may have seen something.
It was a busy weekend for local gardai who also had to deal with an incident involving a car which drove on the wrong side of the road at several locations before crashing in Clonaslee.
Four people were arrested in Clonaslee in the early hours of this morning following a frantic Garda chase from Tullamore that ended with a jeep colliding with a tree.
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