Car hits seven teenagers on sidewalk

In Dublin, a car drove onto the pavement and hit seven teenagers. The victims were also a 40-year-old woman who was driving. All eight people were taken to hospitals. The accident was reported by the Irish TV channel RTÉ.

The accident occurred on November 8 at about 15:00 on Oliver Planckett Road in the area of Dun Laare in the south of the capital. The car was on a pedestrian part of the road near the intersection with Kill Avenue. There was a group of teenagers there at the time.

Several ambulance crews, firefighters and police were sent to the scene. According to RTÉ, at least four ambulances assisted the victims. The street was blocked, the area of the accident was cordoned off.

Irish police confirmed the hospitalization of seven minors and a female driver. The nature of their injuries varies.

According to the preliminary version, the cause of the incident could be a sudden deterioration in the health of the motorist during movement.

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