Seven teenagers and driver injured in Dublin collision

A car struck seven teenage pedestrians on Oliver Plunkett Road in Dún Laoghaire, south Dublin, at about 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 8, injuring them and the woman driving, who is in her 40s. Gardaí said all eight people were taken to different hospitals for treatment.

The collision happened near a row of shops in Monkstown. The car mounted the footpath before hitting the pedestrians, according to reports of the incident. The teenagers sustained varying degrees of injuries, Gardaí said. Two reports said the teenagers were aged 14 and 15, but the authorities’ statement did not give their individual ages.

Emergency services, including Gardaí, paramedics and firefighters, attended the scene. A local councillor said there was a large response from first responders and expressed support for the families affected and those working at the scene.

Gardaí said they were investigating the circumstances of the collision. Early reports raised the possibility that the driver had suffered a medical episode, but that has not been confirmed as the cause. The investigation was ongoing in reports published on Sunday.

Initial accounts of the incident gave differing numbers of people injured as...