Major Accident in Portmarnock

luckyfrank

My other half just rang me from portmarnock in a awful state, said she saw an accident a woman in a car with kids crashing into the sea, very serious by the sounds of it, please god they are ok

sdanseo

Jesus - not a million miles away from me at all. Hope everyone is OK.

Vanbis

sdeire wrote: »

Jesus - not a million miles away from me at all. Hope everyone is OK.

Me too . Hopefully everyone turns out to be ok.

luckyfrank

Occupants of the crash have being taken out unconcious on strechers, wife crying on the phone we have kids ourselves very very tough

My thoughts and prayers are with there familys

hidinginthebush

Crashed into the sea! Hope they're all ok! Must have left the road at some pace, I assume it happened between portmarnock and Malahide?

luckyfrank

Just after the martello tower on the way to malahide, a woman and 4 or 5 kids, i feel sick to my stomach

hidinginthebush

I know that stretch of road well, not the safest corner in the world, plus if you leave the road there's a 10ft drop or so once you clear the path. I hope they're all ok.

Vanbis

luckyfrank wrote: »

Just after the martello tower on the way to malahide, a woman and 4 or 5 kids, i feel sick to my stomach

That road is dangerous when wet. Hopefully they're all ok.

Mr. Presentable

Isn't there a barrier along the bends there? Even without one that's a fair leap :eek:

Larianne

Oh, that sounds truly awful. My heart goes out to them. Hoping for the best for them.

668Janet

Radio has just said woman and 6 kids!!

Hope they are all ok!!

Little Miss Cutie

http://www.thejournal.ie/woman-and-six-children-involved-in-dublin-road-crash-209990-Aug2011/

Looks like injuries may not be too serious - fingers crossed all are ok

sdanseo

Report from Malahide and stock picture from Sandymount, well done the journal :P

Pigeon Reaper

http://www.howthcoastguard.com/

Bit of information on the incident.

Corsendonk

Pigeon Reaper wrote: »

http://www.howthcoastguard.com/

Bit of information on the incident.

Is that an SUV?

hidinginthebush

Corsendonk wrote: »

Is that an SUV?

I think the orange part is the back brace board that they stick people on. As far as I can see, the firemen are standing in the path carved out by the car, so it seems it went past the hill onto the flat. As I said earlier they must have been moving at some pace to manage to get up onto the path (have you ever seen how big the kerb is there?) and over the embankment!

Good to see that nobody was too badly injured!

Eroticfishcake

Corsendonk wrote: »

Is that an SUV?

Yeh it's definitely an SUV, can't make out which type though

luckyfrank

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/six-children-survive-shoreline-car-crash-517898.html

All are ok thank god

Grolschevik

I'm glad there were no serious casualties.

However, to have that sort of crash on that road suggests some seriously reckless driving (it was fine and dry in Porto today), or catastrophic mechanical failure.

Either way, you don't go off the road, through the wall/barrier (depending on exactly where it was) and over the bit on where people can walk (again, depending on where it happened) onto the rocks 10m below without (a) having a rocket car or (b) driving way too fast and not being in proper control.

If she was clipped by another car or swerved to avoid a badger, I retract my cynicism.

If she wasn't, stop thinking SUVs are tanks that won't roll if you look sideways at them. And get a proper car that I can see past when you're next to me at junctions, you pretentious tool.

born2bwild

Grolschevik wrote: »

I'm glad there were no serious casualties.

However, to have that sort of crash on that road suggests some seriously reckless driving (it was fine and dry in Porto today), or catastrophic mechanical failure.

Either way, you don't go off the road, through the wall/barrier (depending on exactly where it was) and over the bit on where people can walk (again, depending on where it happened) onto the rocks 10m below without (a) having a rocket car or (b) driving way too fast and not being in proper control.

If she was clipped by another car or swerved to avoid a badger, I retract my cynicism.

If she wasn't, stop thinking SUVs are tanks that won't roll if you look sideways at them. And get a proper car that I can see past when you're next to me at junctions, you pretentious tool.

There was no barrier where she left the road. It's downhill and bending to the left as you go south. Thank god no-one was killed.

Eoineo

Grolschevik wrote: »

I'm glad there were no serious casualties.

However, to have that sort of crash on that road suggests some seriously reckless driving (it was fine and dry in Porto today), or catastrophic mechanical failure.

Either way, you don't go off the road, through the wall/barrier (depending on exactly where it was) and over the bit on where people can walk (again, depending on where it happened) onto the rocks 10m below without (a) having a rocket car or (b) driving way too fast and not being in proper control.

If she was clipped by another car or swerved to avoid a badger, I retract my cynicism.

If she wasn't, stop thinking SUVs are tanks that won't roll if you look sideways at them. And get a proper car that I can see past when you're next to me at junctions, you pretentious tool.

It most certainly was not "fine and dry" in Portmarnock yesterday. There was heavy, torrential rain in the morning & early afternoon which led to localised flooding. There is no barrier at the spot the car went over the cliff either that I'm aware of.

If the driver was driving dangerously I'm sure they will be charged.

kennyb3

Go for a run along here most evenings - never considered i might be taken out of it by a car before!

Thank god everyone is alright.

Driver needs to be seriously questioned though, could have been very tragic.

bcmf

Grolschevik wrote: »

I'm glad there were no serious casualties.

However, to have that sort of crash on that road suggests some seriously reckless driving (it was fine and dry in Porto today), or catastrophic mechanical failure.

Either way, you don't go off the road, through the wall/barrier (depending on exactly where it was) and over the bit on where people can walk (again, depending on where it happened) onto the rocks 10m below without (a) having a rocket car or (b) driving way too fast and not being in proper control.

If she was clipped by another car or swerved to avoid a badger, I retract my cynicism.

If she wasn't, stop thinking SUVs are tanks that won't roll if you look sideways at them. And get a proper car that I can see past when you're next to me at junctions, you pretentious tool.

Maybe you should wait to see what the Gardai say about the accident and the cause. Unless you were there you simply dont know what caused it.

As for the underlined part maybe you would like to inform us what a 'proper car' is?
And I take it you know the person to call them a 'pretentious tool'.

copacetic

bcmf wrote: »

Maybe you should wait to see what the Gardai say about the accident and the cause. Unless you were there you simply dont know what caused it.

As for the underlined part maybe you would like to inform us what a 'proper car' is?
And I take it you know the person to call them a 'pretentious tool'.

Also, according to the report above it wasn't an SUV anyway. A people carrier.

Eroticfishcake

Looks like the Hyundai Sante Fe (SUV) to me but could be wrong

bcmf

copacetic wrote: »

Also, according to the report above it wasn't an SUV anyway. A people carrier.

With that amount of people in it I hope to god it was a people carrier!

Corsendonk

copacetic wrote: »

Also, according to the report above it wasn't an SUV anyway. A people carrier.

I am confused, I always assumed that SUV was American for people carrier.

Eoineo

Corsendonk wrote: »

copacetic wrote: »

Also, according to the report above it wasn't an SUV anyway. A people carrier.

I am confused, I always assumed that SUV was American for people carrier.

SUV = Sports Utility Vehicle
MPV = Multiple Person Vehicle

Or suchlike. Apologies if I haven't got the acronym exactly. To complicate things further there are SUV that can take more than 5 and so fall into both categories.

If it was a Hyundai Trajet then it's not a SUV though.

Grolschevik

The dangers of posting after a few pints! Computers should be equipped with breathalysers...

born2bwild wrote: »

There was no barrier where she left the road. It's downhill and bending to the left as you go south. Thank god no-one was killed.

Fair enough! I did say "depending where it happened".

Eoineo wrote: »

It most certainly was not "fine and dry" in Portmarnock yesterday. There was heavy, torrential rain in the morning & early afternoon which led to localised flooding. There is no barrier at the spot the car went over the cliff either that I'm aware of.

If the driver was driving dangerously I'm sure they will be charged.

I stand corrected! I was out of the area most of that day and made an assumption based on the city centre.

bcmf wrote: »

Maybe you should wait to see what the Gardai say about the accident and the cause. Unless you were there you simply dont know what caused it.

As for the underlined part maybe you would like to inform us what a 'proper car' is?
And I take it you know the person to call them a 'pretentious tool'.

Yeah, that actually degenerated into a generalised rant based on my frequent frustration about not being able to see over the bonnets of jeeps and the like when beside them at junctions. It was not in any way directed at this woman in particular...

Fulton Crown

Latest reports indicate no serious injuries...they were very very lucky as the drop from road level is about 6 metres.

Don't know circumstances of accident but luckily everybody reasonably ok.