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Six people hospitalised after 'number of pedestrians struck by car' in Dublin
Senior sources say incident not terror related
The scene of the crash at Adelaide Road/Earlsford Terrace Pic: Colin O'Riordan
Amy Molloy and Cathal McMahon
August 22 2017 6:29 PM
Six people have been hospitalised following a serious road accident in Dublin this evening.
The crash took place at the junction of Earlsfort Terrace and Adelaide Road at around 6.16pm.
A garda spokesman said "it appears from initial investigations that a number of pedestrians were struck by a car."
He added: "This is not a hit and run incident."
Senior sources confirmed the incident is not terror related.
Five ambulances and four fire engines are currently at the scene.
An eye-witness said a vehicle was on its roof and a number of people have suffered serious injuries.
Road closures are in place at Adelaide Rd and Leeson Street Lower. Drivers are being advised to use alternative routes.
A spokesman for Dublin Fire Brigade confirmed that two fire tenders from Donnybrook as well as one from both Tara St and Donnybrook are on the scene.
A senior fire officer is directing operations at the scene.
DFB tweeted from their official account: "We are dealing with a major RTC [Road traffic collision] on Adelaide Road, 4 Fire engines & 5 ambo IA [in attendance]."
They later added: "We have 5 casualties being removed to hospital by DFB & NAS ambulances from Adelaide Road, Please avoid the area."
No fatalities have been reported.
The conditions of six casualties are unknown.
Gardai have confirmed that no arrests have been made and investigations are continuing.
This incident was barely mentioned on tonight 's RTE News, they are far more concerned with events in far away places like Italy, Spain, and Singapore than with what is happening on the streets of our capital city.
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Culchieindublin
13 minutes ago
Sounds horrific. Serious injuries. Doesn't sound good. Hope they make it through. Massive investigations and witnesses needed no doubts. What a shock in city.
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AmbiiUm
27 minutes ago
Interestingly different tone to comments here compared to the cycling article earlier today. Undoubtedly this is good enough cause to ban all cars from the city until people learn to drive properly.
No other explanation is possible.
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Famous troll
41 minutes ago
Just wait for Donald's Tweet!
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Karlydalkey
54 minutes ago
Eyewitness account on another news site.
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Its_me
1 hour ago
Provoking headline
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Endofonestether
1 hour ago
Agreed. I only commented initially when I opened an article re. a crash involving 2 vehicles.
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cooldude
48 minutes ago
Why? 6 people were hospitalised after being struck by a vehicle in Dublin! What headline would you have put?
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kvirl
1 hour ago
Tox reports to be made public, name and shame.
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DanandDan
1 hour ago
This is a strange one. An accident like that should be happening on that road, unless a pedestrian stepped out in front of the driver.
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Endofonestether
1 hour ago
Should *not. Yes there's a bus stop just beside the junction on the left hand side of the road usually loads waiting there at that time. Please God no innocent bystanders were hurt.
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IanW
58 minutes ago
"6 people hospitalised" so you can assume innocent bystanders were hurt, No?
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waterstar
1 hour ago
Or maybe the driver suffered some sort of medical condition while driving.
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Endofonestether
58 minutes ago
Doubt they'd be capable of driving at speed waterstar. I'm not being horrible but I sit in traffic on that road most days. A medical condition like a heart attack or stroke can of course be devastating and fatal but more likely on a motorway or regional road.
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poptalk1
1 hour ago
It is probably a car which simply went out of control - but people may immediately think of Barcelona when they read the article. Hopefully those involved will make a full recovery.
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DevO'Max
1 hour ago
@poptalk1
What do you mean "simply went out of control"?
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poptalk1
1 hour ago
@DevO'Max @poptalk1 I meant that there may have been a straightforward reason - such as brake failure.
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Indalonggrass
48 minutes ago
@poptalk1 @DevO'Max Or mobile phone.
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Diggs
2 hours ago
The headline is disgracefully designed to infair a possibility of terrorism. Irush Journalism has a new low
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greenchile198
1 hour ago
@Diggs Incident.
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Worms
1 hour ago
@Diggs Don't be so paranoid
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SuperSaint
1 hour ago
'Disgracefully'....as in a sleight to terrorists?
There's been a large number of similar attacks over the last 12 months on our doorstep.
Can't believe 22 people like this post. Clowns.
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tom_sullivan
1 hour ago
@Diggs Infer
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transatlantic
55 minutes ago
@tom_sullivan @Diggs good man Tom - what would we do without you?
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Taxi Dude
2 hours ago
Only in Dublin it all happens, not in the sticks
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GaryK1
1 hour ago
@Taxi Dude Rubbish, people hurt or killed in car accidents all over the country.
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Disbeliever
1 hour ago
@GaryK1 @Taxi Dude
Eh Donegal?
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Endofonestether
2 hours ago
You yield on Adelaide Road to facilitate very little traffic coming from the right from Earlsfort mainly buses. I can't understand how a vehicle overturned as max speed you could possibly travel at is like 30kph.
Please God everyone involved will make it through x
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Dee74
2 hours ago
Because a large number of Irish drivers are idiots
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Phil Space
2 hours ago
@Endofonestether I was wondering that too. It sounds like someone was driving much too fast.
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Endofonestether
2 hours ago
Yeah true Dee74 and Phil Space (loving the username BTW!!) it is not possible to speed on that road at that time of the day.
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vincep
1 hour ago
Very possible - and I've witnessed it. Hit a kerb at a particular angle at low speed, react wrongly and you'll overturn a car very easily.
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GaryK1
1 hour ago
@vincep My thoughts exactly or something of a similar nature.
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Endofonestether
1 hour ago
Really vincep and GaryK1 I'm not being sarcastic or ignorant and have been driving a long time I just would have thought with my albeit limited knowledge of physics, speed must have impacyed the momentum?
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Endofonestether
1 hour ago
http://www.independent.ie/irish-new...strians-struck-by-car-in-dublin-36058651.html
Six people hospitalised after 'number of pedestrians struck by car' in Dublin
Senior sources say incident not terror related
The scene of the crash at Adelaide Road/Earlsford Terrace Pic: Colin O'Riordan
Amy Molloy and Cathal McMahon
August 22 2017 6:29 PM
Six people have been hospitalised following a serious road accident in Dublin this evening.
The crash took place at the junction of Earlsfort Terrace and Adelaide Road at around 6.16pm.
A garda spokesman said "it appears from initial investigations that a number of pedestrians were struck by a car."
He added: "This is not a hit and run incident."
Senior sources confirmed the incident is not terror related.
Five ambulances and four fire engines are currently at the scene.
An eye-witness said a vehicle was on its roof and a number of people have suffered serious injuries.
Road closures are in place at Adelaide Rd and Leeson Street Lower. Drivers are being advised to use alternative routes.
A spokesman for Dublin Fire Brigade confirmed that two fire tenders from Donnybrook as well as one from both Tara St and Donnybrook are on the scene.
A senior fire officer is directing operations at the scene.
DFB tweeted from their official account: "We are dealing with a major RTC [Road traffic collision] on Adelaide Road, 4 Fire engines & 5 ambo IA [in attendance]."
They later added: "We have 5 casualties being removed to hospital by DFB & NAS ambulances from Adelaide Road, Please avoid the area."
No fatalities have been reported.
The conditions of six casualties are unknown.
Gardai have confirmed that no arrests have been made and investigations are continuing.
This incident was barely mentioned on tonight 's RTE News, they are far more concerned with events in far away places like Italy, Spain, and Singapore than with what is happening on the streets of our capital city.
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Culchieindublin
13 minutes ago
Sounds horrific. Serious injuries. Doesn't sound good. Hope they make it through. Massive investigations and witnesses needed no doubts. What a shock in city.
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1LikeReply
AmbiiUm
27 minutes ago
Interestingly different tone to comments here compared to the cycling article earlier today. Undoubtedly this is good enough cause to ban all cars from the city until people learn to drive properly.
No other explanation is possible.
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2LikeReply
Famous troll
41 minutes ago
Just wait for Donald's Tweet!
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Karlydalkey
54 minutes ago
Eyewitness account on another news site.
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Its_me
1 hour ago
Provoking headline
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Endofonestether
1 hour ago
Agreed. I only commented initially when I opened an article re. a crash involving 2 vehicles.
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cooldude
48 minutes ago
Why? 6 people were hospitalised after being struck by a vehicle in Dublin! What headline would you have put?
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kvirl
1 hour ago
Tox reports to be made public, name and shame.
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DanandDan
1 hour ago
This is a strange one. An accident like that should be happening on that road, unless a pedestrian stepped out in front of the driver.
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2LikeReply
Endofonestether
1 hour ago
Should *not. Yes there's a bus stop just beside the junction on the left hand side of the road usually loads waiting there at that time. Please God no innocent bystanders were hurt.
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IanW
58 minutes ago
"6 people hospitalised" so you can assume innocent bystanders were hurt, No?
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waterstar
1 hour ago
Or maybe the driver suffered some sort of medical condition while driving.
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Endofonestether
58 minutes ago
Doubt they'd be capable of driving at speed waterstar. I'm not being horrible but I sit in traffic on that road most days. A medical condition like a heart attack or stroke can of course be devastating and fatal but more likely on a motorway or regional road.
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poptalk1
1 hour ago
It is probably a car which simply went out of control - but people may immediately think of Barcelona when they read the article. Hopefully those involved will make a full recovery.
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DevO'Max
1 hour ago
@poptalk1
What do you mean "simply went out of control"?
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poptalk1
1 hour ago
@DevO'Max @poptalk1 I meant that there may have been a straightforward reason - such as brake failure.
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Indalonggrass
48 minutes ago
@poptalk1 @DevO'Max Or mobile phone.
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Diggs
2 hours ago
The headline is disgracefully designed to infair a possibility of terrorism. Irush Journalism has a new low
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greenchile198
1 hour ago
@Diggs Incident.
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Worms
1 hour ago
@Diggs Don't be so paranoid
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SuperSaint
1 hour ago
'Disgracefully'....as in a sleight to terrorists?
There's been a large number of similar attacks over the last 12 months on our doorstep.
Can't believe 22 people like this post. Clowns.
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tom_sullivan
1 hour ago
@Diggs Infer
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transatlantic
55 minutes ago
@tom_sullivan @Diggs good man Tom - what would we do without you?
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Taxi Dude
2 hours ago
Only in Dublin it all happens, not in the sticks
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GaryK1
1 hour ago
@Taxi Dude Rubbish, people hurt or killed in car accidents all over the country.
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Disbeliever
1 hour ago
@GaryK1 @Taxi Dude
Eh Donegal?
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Endofonestether
2 hours ago
You yield on Adelaide Road to facilitate very little traffic coming from the right from Earlsfort mainly buses. I can't understand how a vehicle overturned as max speed you could possibly travel at is like 30kph.
Please God everyone involved will make it through x
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Dee74
2 hours ago
Because a large number of Irish drivers are idiots
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Phil Space
2 hours ago
@Endofonestether I was wondering that too. It sounds like someone was driving much too fast.
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10LikeReply
Endofonestether
2 hours ago
Yeah true Dee74 and Phil Space (loving the username BTW!!) it is not possible to speed on that road at that time of the day.
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vincep
1 hour ago
Very possible - and I've witnessed it. Hit a kerb at a particular angle at low speed, react wrongly and you'll overturn a car very easily.
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GaryK1
1 hour ago
@vincep My thoughts exactly or something of a similar nature.
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Endofonestether
1 hour ago
Really vincep and GaryK1 I'm not being sarcastic or ignorant and have been driving a long time I just would have thought with my albeit limited knowledge of physics, speed must have impacyed the momentum?
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Endofonestether
1 hour ago
http://www.independent.ie/irish-new...strians-struck-by-car-in-dublin-36058651.html