- A dark-coloured Nissan X-Trail mounted the kerb, narrowly missing a bus stop, hitting a bin, and then striking a group of teenagers outside a convenience store.
- Six teenagers (three boys and three girls aged 13-15) and the woman driver were injured; a young male witness was also traumatised.
- Eight people received immediate medical attention, including the six teenagers and the woman driver.
- Some teenagers were left with life-changing injuries and some were left in a critical condition.
- The injured were taken to Children's Health Ireland Temple Street, Crumlin, and Tallaght Hospital.
- An Garda Síochána has appointed family liaison officers, set up an incident room in Dún Laoghaire Garda station, and is seeking witnesses and dashcam footage from the area between 3pm and 3.15pm.
- A barber, Roberto Gallarda, described hearing the noise and finding a large SUV with a girl trapped, saying: “I heard the noise and went out, and there was a car, a large SUV, and a girl with her leg caught between the car and the pole. She was screaming.”
- Pedro Moreno, a colleague of Gallarda, said the car had left the road, lifted a bin, and then hit the young people, who were three boys and three girls aged between 13 and 15.
A car mounted a footpath in Dublin's Monkstown Farm area on Sunday, injuring six teenagers and the driver. The incident occurred around 3pm when a dark-coloured Nissan X-Trail left the road, narrowly missing a bus stop before striking a group of young people aged between 13 and 15.12
Witnesses described a chaotic scene. Roberto Gallarda, a barber, reported hearing a loud noise and seeing a girl trapped with her leg caught between the car and a pole, screaming for help. His colleague, Pedro Moreno, noted that the car had lifted a bin before hitting the teenagers, who were gathered outside a convenience store.1011
Emergency services attended to eight individuals, including the six injured teenagers, the woman driver, and a traumatized witness. Some of the teenagers sustained life-changing injuries, with three taken to Children’s Health Ireland Temple Street and three to Children’s Health Ireland Crumlin. The witness, a 15-year-old boy, was also hospitalized.4567
An Garda Síochána has set up an incident room at Dún Laoghaire Garda station and appointed family liaison officers. They are appealing for witnesses who were on Oliver Plunkett Road between 3pm and 3:15pm, as well as anyone with dashcam footage from the area during that time.89
The Garda said: “A dark brown Nissan X-Trail travelled from the Kill Avenue direction on to Oliver Plunkett Road. Anyone who observed this vehicle between 2:45pm and 3:15pm is also asked to speak to investigating gardaí.”
“The driver, a woman, also received medical attention, and a 15-year-old witness was taken to Tallaght Hospital. Gardaí have set up an incident room in Dún Laoghaire and are appealing for dashcam footage from between 3pm and 3.15pm on Sunday.”
