“Everyone is saying this woman had a medical emergency and now these kids are injured, it’s really shocking,” one man at the scene said after a car mounted a footpath on Oliver Plunkett Road.
Six teenage pedestrians and a female driver in her 40s were injured Sunday afternoon when a dark brown Nissan X-Trail mounted a footpath in south Dublin. The collision occurred at approximately 3 p.m. outside a row of shops near the junction with Kill Avenue in Monkstown Farm.
The injured teenagers consist of three boys and three girls ranging in age from 13 to 15 years old, according to The Irish Sun. Paramedics treated victims at the scene before transport to Children’s Health Ireland hospitals at Temple Street and Crumlin, with multiple injuries described as critical.
One 15-year-old boy who witnessed the crash was separately taken to Children’s Health Ireland Tallaght for medical attention. The female driver of the vehicle remained hospitalized for medical treatment as emergency crews responded with four ambulances and several fire brigade units.
Gardaí established an incident room at Dún Laoghaire Garda Station and appointed a senior investigating officer alongside several family liaison officers. Investigators are examining whether the driver suffered a medical episode behind the wheel that caused her to lose control of the vehicle before it struck a pillar at the shop entrance.
Authorities urge anyone who observed the dark brown Nissan X-Trail traveling from Kill Avenue onto Oliver Plunkett Road between 2:45 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. to contact Dún Laoghaire Garda Station at 01 6665000 or the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111.
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