Dublin crash seven teenage pedestrians hospitalized, Digi Mart USA News (Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland): Eight people, including seven teenagers, have been taken to hospital following a “serious” collision in Dublin.
The crash occurred on Oliver Plunkett Road, near Monkstown Farm in Dún Laoghaire, at around 3pm on Sunday. It is understood that a car mounted a footpath following a medical episode.
Gardaí said the seven juvenile pedestrians, all teenagers, and the driver of the car, a woman in her 40s, sustained varying degrees of injuries. All eight individuals have been taken to different hospitals for treatment.
Local Fine Gael councillor Dan Carson said there was a large number of first responders at the scene of what seemed to be quite a serious incident. He said the local area was in shock and added, “My thoughts are with the families affected and the first responders at the scene.”
Gardaí said they are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision.
