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At least eight people have been injured after a car mounted a footpath outside an off-licence on Oliver Plunkett Road in Monkstown, Dublin, at 3pm. The victims include seven teenagers aged between 14 and 15 years old, and the driver, a woman in her 40s, who may have suffered a medical episode.
The incident occurred at 3pm on Oliver Plunkett Road in Monkstown, a suburb six miles south of Dublin city centre, where a car mounted the footpath outside a row of shops. The investigation by the Gardaí into the circumstances surrounding the collision is ongoing, and it remains unclear how long this will take or if any charges will be filed.
Gardaí confirmed that they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the collision that left at least eight individuals injured, including seven teenagers. The driver, a woman in her 40s, may have experienced a medical episode prior to the crash, and all injured parties have been transported to various hospitals for treatment.
What remains unclear — The specific nature of the driver’s medical episode has not been disclosed.
Car mounts footpath in Dublin, injuring seven teenagers and a woman
The ‘serious’ crash happened along Oliver Plunkett Road (Picture: Google Maps)
At least eight people have been injured after a car mounted a footpath outside a row of shops in Dublin, Ireland.
The vehicle crashed outside an off-licence along Oliver Plunkett Road, Monkstown, a suburb six miles south of Dublin city centre, at 3pm.
The victims were aged between 14 and 15 years old, sources told the Irish Mirror.
The driver, a woman in her 40s, may have suffered a medical episode while behind the wheel, Irish news outlet RTÉ reported.
Seven teenagers were injured during the ‘serious road traffic collision’, the Gardaí, the Irish police force, told WTX.
Gardaí added: ‘The seven juvenile pedestrians, all teenagers, and the driver of the car, a woman aged in her 40s, sustained varying degrees of injuries.
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‘All eight individuals have been taken to different hospitals for treatment.
‘Gardaí are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision.’
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