Serious accident in Ranelagh?

Andy-Pandy

I've just seen someone post on facebook about a serious accident in Ranelgh. I hope its not true. Anyone hear of anything?

seamus

AA Roadwatch:
"Sandford Rd is closed both ways between Charlestown Rd jct and Marlborough Rd jct in Ranelagh following a serious incident. Diversions are in place. Emergency services are at the scene."

Doesn't mention anything about a cyclist, but hopefully your facebook updates are exaggerated.

Andy-Pandy

seamus wrote: »

AA Roadwatch:
"Sandford Rd is closed both ways between Charlestown Rd jct and Marlborough Rd jct in Ranelagh following a serious incident. Diversions are in place. Emergency services are at the scene."

Doesn't mention anything about a cyclist, but hopefully your facebook updates are exaggerated.

Please god.

Beasty

No speculation over this. Please stick to publicly verfiable facts and not hearsay

Thanks

Beasty

seamus

Road has been cleared now, if it was a fatal incident the road would remain closed for the forensic guys, so that's probably good news.

Andy-Pandy

Hopefully i jumped the gun, it'll teach me to believe everything I read on facebook. My appologies. Hope whoever was involved is ok.

luketitz

Am I that facebook poster Andy-Pandy?! I witnessed the aftermath and posted shortly after. Due to the gruesome scene, i'm pleasantly surprised if he's still alive.

Cee-Jay-Cee

A male was seriously injured, he wasn't fatally injured.

luketitz

My comments were 'Just cycled past the aftermath of a pretty gruesome car/pedestrian collision in Ranelagh. Please god ur man survives, sick to my stomach'

Someone has since claimed there was a stabbing in Ranelagh, along with some other nonsensical replies.

It may well have been a stabbing, given the amount of blood around the guy, and the relatively low speeds along Ranelagh road. The guy was quite far over on the path aswell, which, unless a car threw him there, is quite a distance from the road itself.

There was a woman in a silver station-wagon pulled up and screaming her heart out, grief-stricken and surrounded by Gardai. I assumed she had struck him and didn't wanna hang around as a fire brigade was on the scene and about 5 garda cars in the process of sealing off the scene and attending to he poor guy.

Either way, this doesn't belong in the cycling forum as I'm the only cycling link in the whole thing! My prayers are with the guy and his family, whatever happened him. it's not something you'd wish on anyone.

Beasty

Thread title downgraded;)

luketitz

@CJC999 (possibly a Garda?) - any idea what actually happened?

Cee-Jay-Cee

luketitz wrote: »

@CJC999 (possibly a Garda?) - any idea what actually happened?

None, my sister works a few hundred metres from where it happened and told me a guard told them them someone was seriously injured but was still alive (at that stage)

I'm in the emergency services but not in Dublin.

luketitz

CJC999 wrote: »

None, my sister works a few hundred metres from where it happened and told me a guard told them them someone was seriously injured but was still alive (at that stage)

I'm in the emergency services but not in Dublin.

OK cool, thanks. Hope the poor fella pulls through. it certainly didn't look like something he'll forget in a hurry (I won't either)

ene

any updates on this? i live nearby and would be really interested to know

ibebanging

If it wasn't for the prompt actions of the emergency services and the care provided by the hospital this could have been another statistic on the news.

luketitz

ibebanging wrote: »

If it wasn't for the prompt actions of the emergency services and the care provided by the hospital this could have been another statistic on the news.

Thanks, could you elaborate on that a bit please? i.e. do you know what actually happened?

RainyDay

Cyclist down at the junction of Appian Way & Leeson St this morning - ambulance and fire brigade were just arriving as I passed - seemed to be conscious, so hopefully not too serious - looked like he had been hit by a black van coming up from the Burlo and turning right.

godtabh

RainyDay wrote: »

Cyclist down at the junction of Appian Way & Leeson St this morning - ambulance and fire brigade were just arriving as I passed - seemed to be conscious, so hopefully not too serious - looked like he had been hit by a black van coming up from the Burlo and turning right.

I've seen this happen a lot. A lot of people jump the lights there. had a few close calls myself

ibebanging

luketitz wrote: »

ibebanging wrote: »

If it wasn't for the prompt actions of the emergency services and the care provided by the hospital this could have been another statistic on the news.

Thanks, could you elaborate on that a bit please? i.e. do you know what actually happened?

Don't know how the collision occurred, but the cyclist recovered well and was discharged after a night in hospital.

Qualitymark

ibebanging wrote: »

Don't know how the collision occurred, but the cyclist recovered well and was discharged after a night in hospital.

Glad to hear that.

keroseneboy

I drove by the scene at around 11 pm.

I saw a van missing front left wheel facing out of town in front of Tesco Express. 50 m further on towards town I saw the wheel with pieces of the suspension/drivetrain attached. Further on infront of the dry cleaners I saw the roof, shattered winscreen and pillars detached from some car. I could not see the rest of the car although I didn't gawk as I was driving and did not want to Slow the through traffic. Fire Engine, ambulance and Gardaí everywhere.

vektarman

keroseneboy wrote: »

I drove by the scene at around 11 pm.

I saw a van missing front left wheel facing out of town in front of Tesco Express. 50 m further on towards town I saw the wheel with pieces of the suspension/drivetrain attached. Further on infront of the dry cleaners I saw the roof, shattered winscreen and pillars detached from some car. I could not see the rest of the car although I didn't gawk as I was driving and did not want to Slow the through traffic. Fire Engine, ambulance and Gardaí everywhere.

The original accident was 16 months ago??

Wishbone Ash

vektarman wrote: »

The original accident was 16 months ago??

Looks like he/she wanted to post about last night's incident and did a search without reading what came up.

kenmc

Presume it was this