A serious traffic pile-up occurred on Main Street, Ardfinnan, Co Tipperary, on Thursday morning when a John Deere 7000 series tractor connected to a trailer full of grain lost control and crashed into four parked cars.

Nobody was in the cars at the time and no injuries were reported. The driver was checked by the fire brigade at the scene.

AA Roadwatch alerted drivers in the area to the crash on its Twitter feed:

A very steep hill leads into Main Street and this is understood to have been a factor in the accident, which occurred around 10.30am. The possibility of a brake failure is being investigated.

Local bystanders said the incident was “very dramatic” and that the driver of the tractor, a local farmer, was “very shaken”.

The scene was cleared as of the afternoon and an investigation into the incident by An Garda Síochána is currently under way.