Menu
18/09/2009
Luas Crash Teen Fights For Life
As separate investigations into the cause continued today, a teenage girl is fighting for her life after this week's Luas/bus crash in Dublin.
Questions centre on how the double decker appeared to have had a green light when entering the junction before hitting the Luas tram.
Today, the 18-year-old girl is in a critical condition in Beaumont Hospital after undergoing emergency surgery for head injuries sustained in the collision.
Preliminary investigations into the crash are understood to show the No 16 bus had a green light as it travelled down O'Connell Street, where the accident happened on Tuesday afternoon.
CCTV footage from a No 46 bus travelling behind the No 16 show the vehicle had a green light just before it was struck, it is believed.
However, the possibility that the incident was as a result of a light system error, and not as a result of driver error, is also being examined.
A spokeswoman for Veolia, which operates the Luas, said the company's investigation is underway and she would not be making any comment.
The critically injured young woman, believed to be from the Beaumont area of the city, had first been rushed to the city's Mater Hospital after being one of at least 24 passengers taken from the scene.
But after assessment she was transferred to Beaumont Hospital which specialises in head and brain injuries. The hospital this morning confirmed the girl was in a critical condition.
She is one of four people who remain in hospital following the incident.
Two of those — the driver of the Luas tram and a bus passenger — are being treated in St James's Hospital and the fourth is being treated in the Mater.
The driver of the tram had to be cut out of his cabin after the front of the Luas was crushed.
See: Dublin Traffic Chaos
(BMCC/GK)
Questions centre on how the double decker appeared to have had a green light when entering the junction before hitting the Luas tram.
Today, the 18-year-old girl is in a critical condition in Beaumont Hospital after undergoing emergency surgery for head injuries sustained in the collision.
Preliminary investigations into the crash are understood to show the No 16 bus had a green light as it travelled down O'Connell Street, where the accident happened on Tuesday afternoon.
CCTV footage from a No 46 bus travelling behind the No 16 show the vehicle had a green light just before it was struck, it is believed.
However, the possibility that the incident was as a result of a light system error, and not as a result of driver error, is also being examined.
A spokeswoman for Veolia, which operates the Luas, said the company's investigation is underway and she would not be making any comment.
The critically injured young woman, believed to be from the Beaumont area of the city, had first been rushed to the city's Mater Hospital after being one of at least 24 passengers taken from the scene.
But after assessment she was transferred to Beaumont Hospital which specialises in head and brain injuries. The hospital this morning confirmed the girl was in a critical condition.
She is one of four people who remain in hospital following the incident.
Two of those — the driver of the Luas tram and a bus passenger — are being treated in St James's Hospital and the fourth is being treated in the Mater.
The driver of the tram had to be cut out of his cabin after the front of the Luas was crushed.
See: Dublin Traffic Chaos
(BMCC/GK)
Related Irish News Stories
Click here for the latest headlines.
13 June 2013
Protection Of Life During Pregnancy Bill Published
The Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill has been published by the government following approval by the Cabinet. Several significant changes have been made to the outline of the Bill, which was published in April. The Minister for Health will be given the power to stop suspended an institution if deemed to be operating the Act inappropriately.
Protection Of Life During Pregnancy Bill Published
The Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill has been published by the government following approval by the Cabinet. Several significant changes have been made to the outline of the Bill, which was published in April. The Minister for Health will be given the power to stop suspended an institution if deemed to be operating the Act inappropriately.
24 September 2008
Teenager Dies After Car Crash In Sligo
An 18-year-old man has died following a car crash in Sligo during the weekend. The single-vehicle accident happened in the early hours of Sunday morning near Riverstown. The 18-year-old driver lost his fight for life at Sligo General Hospital yesterday evening. His front-seat passenger was also seriously injured in the crash.
Teenager Dies After Car Crash In Sligo
An 18-year-old man has died following a car crash in Sligo during the weekend. The single-vehicle accident happened in the early hours of Sunday morning near Riverstown. The 18-year-old driver lost his fight for life at Sligo General Hospital yesterday evening. His front-seat passenger was also seriously injured in the crash.
07 June 2016
SIPTU Luas Drivers Vote To Accept Labour Court Recommendation
Luas driver members of SIPTU have voted to accept a Labour Court recommendation to resolve their dispute with Transdev. The voted was passed by 108 to 56 in a ballot that was counted on Friday, 03 June.
SIPTU Luas Drivers Vote To Accept Labour Court Recommendation
Luas driver members of SIPTU have voted to accept a Labour Court recommendation to resolve their dispute with Transdev. The voted was passed by 108 to 56 in a ballot that was counted on Friday, 03 June.
25 February 2008
LUAS Death Probed
An investigation has been launched after a man was killed when struck by a tram over the weekend. The man has been named as Anthony Creed of Bawnlea Close in Tallaght. The victim - who was in his 50s - was hit by the tram, which was travelling towards Tallaght at 7.00pm.
LUAS Death Probed
An investigation has been launched after a man was killed when struck by a tram over the weekend. The man has been named as Anthony Creed of Bawnlea Close in Tallaght. The victim - who was in his 50s - was hit by the tram, which was travelling towards Tallaght at 7.00pm.
25 April 2012
Tram Driver Trial Begins
The trial of a Luas driver, charged with crashing his tram into a bus on O’Connell Street, has started today. 39-year-old Oriyomi Emmanuel of Jamestown Park, Ratoath, Co Meath, has pleaded not guilty under the Railway Safety Act to the unsafe operation of a tram at the junction of Middle Abbey Street and O’Connell Street on September 16th, 2009.
Tram Driver Trial Begins
The trial of a Luas driver, charged with crashing his tram into a bus on O’Connell Street, has started today. 39-year-old Oriyomi Emmanuel of Jamestown Park, Ratoath, Co Meath, has pleaded not guilty under the Railway Safety Act to the unsafe operation of a tram at the junction of Middle Abbey Street and O’Connell Street on September 16th, 2009.
-
Ireland WeatherToday:Showers today, occasional north and west of Lough Neagh, but only a few isolated light outbreaks expected for Belfast and county Down where the best of the winter sunshine is expected. West to northwest winds brisk around the coasts. Maximum temperature 10 °C.Tonight:Showers focused across northern areas of the Province, with most in the south staying dry, with a frost developing for many here. Northwest winds fresh around the coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
