One particular person useless and a number of hospitalised after bus crashes into pedestrians in Dublin
One person has died and three others were taken to hospital after a double-decker bus crashed into pedestrians in Dublin.
The collision happened shortly after 12.30pm, prompting a major emergency response as the area was sealed off.
Dramatic video footage from the scene shows people screaming and rushing to try and help those trapped beneath the bus, as sirens wail in the background.
Images also show the front windscreen of the bus smashed, with a tent erected and a cordon put in place.
One witness who worked near to the crash site told local media he heard a ‘really big noise’ before going out and calling the emergency services, adding that he saw one or two people trapped under the bus.
Dublin Fire Brigade said said: ‘In total, over 20 firefighter/paramedics and advanced paramedics responded on four engines, two emergency tenders with heavy rescue tools and an advanced paramedic response car.
Three injured pedestrians were taken to hospital for treatment. The incident is being investigated as a road traffic collision.
‘Two district officers also responded to the incident along with four ambulances and a rapid response vehicle from the National Ambulance Service.’
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The crash happened at the junction of Talbot Street and Marlborough Street, where the Bus Eireann vehicle would have been driving
The Irish police service, An Garda Siochana, and Dublin Fire Brigade responded to the incident on the pedestrianised North Earl Street shortly after 12.30pm
Bus Eireann said: ‘One of our vehicles was involved in an incident in the Talbot Street/North Earl Street area of Dublin city.’
Dublin Fire Brigade said it ‘received reports of a road traffic collision involving a bus and pedestrians’
The crash happened at the junction of Talbot Street and Marlborough Street.
Luas Green Line services were suspended between Parnell Street and St Stephen’s Green because of the incident.
The Dublin Fire Brigade added: ‘The Luas has shut down power in the area and the ESB along with public lighting have been requested to the scene.
‘As of 1.25pm, we have scaled our response back to two fire engines, one emergency tender and one District Officer.
‘We are asking the public to please avoid Marlborough Street, North Earl Street, Talbot Street and surrounding areas.’
Bus Eireann said: ‘One of our vehicles was involved in an incident in the Talbot Street/North Earl Street area of Dublin city.
‘The vehicle was not in service at the time of the incident.
‘Emergency services and Bus Eireann personnel attended the scene. Bus Eireann is offering its full support to the relevant authorities and will provide any additional assistance required.’
Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr Ray McAdam said: ‘I am aware of a serious incident at the junction of North Earl Street and Talbot Street this afternoon.
‘All emergency services are in attendance and responding decisively. I am receiving ongoing updates from Dublin Fire Brigade and am assured that the full emergency response is in place.
‘My thoughts are with those who have been injured and with their families at this difficult time.
‘I want to reassure Dubliners that the situation is being actively managed, and I would ask the public to avoid the area to allow emergency services to carry out their work.’
