Cyclist dies after collision involving truck in Dublin

magicbastarder

A cyclist has died after a road crash in Donnybrook, Dublin 4 this afternoon.

The 19-year-old man was involved in a collision with a truck at the junction of Stillorgan Road and Greenfield Park at around 3pm.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2018/0418/955509-dublin-cyclist/

magicbastarder

please remember folks; condolences only please; no speculation on cause.

Corca Baiscinn

Oh dear, RIP, Condolences. Is that 5 deaths now this year?

P_1

RIP a spot I'm sure many of us have ridden by.

micar

Rip. Go through that junction heading home from work each day.

eeeee

Oh god no, this is awful. Condolences to his friends and family.
R.I.P.

RustyNut

R.I.P.

jon1981

RIP

magicbastarder

all - while there can be some genuinely interesting/useful debate around potential causes, can we keep it to other threads?

Ahhhh for forks sake!

RIP. Every time I go for a cycle I always worry about being passed too close, knocked off, injured etc. It really happened for this poor young lad, RIP.

rushfan

Terrible news. God rest him. Thoughts are with his family, and any rescuers at the scene. RIP.

ratracer

RIP that man. A son/ brother/ uncle/ friend who left home this morning to go to school/ work/ college, and is now never coming home. This is horrendous. Stay safe out there folks!

plodder

This is so sad. The death of another young cyclist, so soon after the young guy from Bettystown. I think we need an annual garda report on cyclist deaths which analyses the causes, hopefully in a way that doesn't identify people, and avoids questions of blame in individual cases. There has to be important lessons to be learned.

John_Rambo

Shocking stuff. A nineteen year old healthy man at the start of adulthood. Very sad. My sincere condolences to family and friends.

jellies

Saw the scene on the way home from work and feared the worst. Hearing a 19 year old young man has died makes me sick to my stomach. Thoughts with all his family and friends. RIP.

Kaisr Sose

Shocking and tragic news. 19 yrs old and a whole life to live. Rest In Peace young man.
I would not know where to start from if this happened to someone I knew. Condolences to his family and friends.

Slydice

RIP

Thinkingaboutit

RIP to the lad, condolences to his family.

DanDublin1982

Rest In Peace. No age at all.

work

RIP and condolences to family and friends. Truly heartbreaking

TFBubendorfer

Used to cycle through that junction twice every day last year on my commute. RIP.

davidsatelle100

RIP and condolences to family and friends

Annie get your Run

Heard this on the news this morning and couldn't believe it, not again . RIP and condolences to his family, so so sad. On my way into work then saw a woman on the ground on the quays (didn't look critical but nonetheless).

homer911

Terrible news, saw the scene on the way home last night. Condolences to the family

mal1

Shocking. Only moved to Southside recently and that junction and the next nearest town are dangerous for a cyclist.

Gardai were at the junction this morning and saw them stopping a cyclist.

Macy0161

RIP.

mal1 wrote: »

Gardai were at the junction this morning and saw them stopping a cyclist.

Hopefully stopping the motorists that do an illegal left to u turn to go down nutley lane too.

greenspurs

Rip.
Sympathies to his family and friends ...

Lemming

RIP. Awful news

dastardly00

RIP

Unknown Soldier

This is so sad. His father is one of the nicest people you could ever meet.

R.I.P.

homer911

A timely reminder..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pIkkzDagsY

Ahhhh for forks sake!

Cyclist collides with lorry, lorry driver was uninjured what the fuck? Do they seriously have to add that dig at the end? (Radio bulletin this morning).

De Bhál

Ahhhh for forks sake! wrote: »

Cyclist collides with lorry, lorry driver was uninjured what the fuck? Do they seriously have to add that dig at the end? (Radio bulletin this morning).

I usually take that to mean he didn't have a heart attack which then caused the accident

Ahhhh for forks sake!

De Bhál wrote: »

I usually take that to mean he didn't have a heart attack which then caused the accident

Ah I see. I hope that wasn't insensitive.

ConnyMcDavid

Ahhhh for forks sake! wrote: »

Cyclist collides with lorry, lorry driver was uninjured what the fuck? Do they seriously have to add that dig at the end? (Radio bulletin this morning).

I think it's to empathise how cyclists come off worse in collisions with motor vehicles and the need for care?

magicbastarder

i always assumed it's journalistic practice to state the condition of anyone involved in the accident.

Corca Baiscinn

magicbastarder wrote: »

i always assumed it's journalistic practice to state the condition of anyone involved in the accident.

Garda practice I think, journalists get their info from them dont they? Probably just standard practice in RTA's involving 2 or more parties. Does sound odd though in cases such as vehice/pedestrian or vehicle/cyclist when there is a huge disparity in ability to cause harm.

I find myself wincing whenever I read it but it's probably not going to change.

ED E

Yeah, AFAIK the root of that is AGS Press Office.

Macy0161

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Mod note: This is a condolence thread only, there are other threads to go to for discussion -nee

NUTLEY BOY

Just passed by the accident locus.

It is so sad to see such a grand display of flowers in the bright sun at the site of the accident all bearing witness to an awful tragedy.

I believe the funeral is tomorrow. May he rest in peace. Deepest condolences to his family and wider circles.