Truck crash at Dublin Airport - 22nd December

Atlantic Dawn · 23-12-2021 04:07AM #1

This seems very odd, a 40 ft articulated truck appears to have started to make contact with cars within the arrivals area of Terminal 1, it then progresses to the area outside Mc Donalds and hits more cars on the way, this is a distance of over 500 metres through roads which are heavily bordered on each side and would require full skill level to drive through for any driver. The explanation of a medical emergency just doesn't hold up at all, also what was an articulated truck doing at the arrivals area to start with, to even navigate within that area in error requires a high level of skill.

Route taken, have a look at it on Street View to see required skill for 40ft truck, it's not like it would naturally follow this route...

Initial contact points at T1 arrivals

Finish point beyond Mc Donalds over 500 metres away...

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/53.4282381,-6.2422065/53.4286709,-6.2360134/@53.4288247,-6.241415,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!4m1!3e0

Atlantic Dawn · 23-12-2021 04:16AM

Video

https://twitter.com/dubslife1/status/1473782972721598465

23-12-2021 07:11AM

Probably hypoglycemia. A deliberate act seems unlikely seeing how there are plenty of streets packed with shoppers to choose from

Jmfb92 · 27-12-2021 12:19PM

Its been a few days since it happened and there is still no confirmation of what actually happened.

If it was a medical emergency i assume there would of been mention of the truck driver being brought to hospital for treatment.

Hopefully it was an accident but what else are people supposed to think when theres no information available

knucklehead6 · 27-12-2021 12:24PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118377543#Comment_118377543

What are people supposed to think?? I'd hope that they think for themselves.

Personally I'm thinking "thankfully no one appears to have been seriously hurt, and hopefully the driver of the truck is recovering from what ever happened to him, and what it was is none of my business"

Jmfb92 · 27-12-2021 01:33PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118377564#Comment_118377564

Your saying a whole load of nothing there. If it was a genuine accident hopefully everyone recovers soon, but if it wasnt an accident.... Well you dont need to worry about that your to busy 'thinking for yourself'.

knucklehead6 · 27-12-2021 01:49PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118377779#Comment_118377779

Yep, you should try it sometime.

Atlantic Dawn · 27-12-2021 01:54PM

Has it been established yet what a 40 ft articulated truck was doing at the arrivals area to start with?

elperello · 27-12-2021 01:56PM

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/eyewitness-dublin-airport-truck-crash-25775705

Irish Mirror report from 23/12.

Sources told the Irish Mirror that the incident was the result of the truck driver suffering a diabetic episode.

It is understood the man was in a confused state when reached by gardai and was unable to tell them what had happened or how he had reached the spot outside the airport.

Jmfb92 · 27-12-2021 03:41PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118377832#Comment_118377832

Genuinely asking a question here, why am i not thinking for myself? Explain it to me so i can be normal just like you

martingriff · 27-12-2021 03:56PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118378216#Comment_118378216

It's just wording on a newspaper nothing is suspicious. Maybe official report is running slow due to the holidays or Covid. Not everything has something underneath

NSAman · 27-12-2021 03:57PM

Is‘nt it a security breach that a truck that size could actually get to the airport?

jmreire · 27-12-2021 04:02PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118364524#Comment_118364524

According to the Irish Mirror Sources, it was caused by the driver having a diabetic episode. From the description, that fits the bill 100%. But given the times we live in, I could understand people jumping to the wrong conclusions.

monkeybutter · 27-12-2021 04:05PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118378287#Comment_118378287

What exactly would you do to stop one

martingriff · 27-12-2021 04:12PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118378299#Comment_118378299

People want everything now sometimes due to circumstances it can not happen and people dream up every type of scenario. Maybe due normally if this happens it is a security issue they are dotting every I first or due to it not been a security issue and its Christmas things are not running as quick

TooTired123 · 27-12-2021 05:27PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118378234#Comment_118378234

There was an incident. A man driving a lorry became ill and lost control of the lorry. Some property was damaged but no one was killed or even injured thank God.It wasn’t really a newsworthy story at all.

If the Gardai have to issue a statement explaining in minute detail every single time there is an incident where one car hits another somewhere in Ireland then it would soon get very tedious for all concerned.

You wouldn’t even know this had happened at all if the media hadn’t decided to run with it. They ran with it because there is a certain section of Irish society becoming increasingly frustrated at the lack of dramatic terrorist attacks in Ireland and they know that these people want these accidents to be deliberate.

John_Rambo · 27-12-2021 05:34PM

I heard a WhatsApp voice message from a taxi driver who witnessed it, hilarious stuff, "the truck driver done a terrorist attack, dozens dead, drover over loads of people..."

elperello · 27-12-2021 05:45PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118378599#Comment_118378599

The link I posted above from the Mirror quotes an eye witness who thought it was a terrorist attack at first.

Sign of the times I suppose.

silver2020 · 27-12-2021 05:50PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118378287#Comment_118378287

Have a look in the cargo area (next to the passenger area).

Dozens of large trucks every day.

This was a case of a driver falling ill. Nothing more than that.

It's of little interest, hence very little news reports.

27-12-2021 05:52PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118377845#Comment_118377845

Yes it has.

BorneTobyWilde · 27-12-2021 06:46PM

How does a diabetic episode cause one to drive to an airport and run down as many cars as possible, genuine question.

Esel · 27-12-2021 07:43PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118378866#Comment_118378866

Jebus. He didn't drive to the airport after becoming ill...

John Doe1 · 27-12-2021 07:47PM

Maybe put this in the conspiracy forum?

mondeoman72 · 27-12-2021 07:55PM

When someone goes hypo, (hypoglaecemic), it affects the reasoning and thinking. It is quite probable the driver was out doing his business, took a hypo and then ended up with what we see. It is not a common driver ailment, and diabetics need to be medically cleared to drive. Diabetics are supposed to eat regularly and not skip meals. Also they are supposed to test their blood while driving every so many hours.

Here is a video of a diabetic driver having a hypo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcXV505MyFw

It truly is scary and as a diabetic, I am only to aware of this scenario.

JP Liz V1 · 27-12-2021 07:56PM

I hope everyone is OK, I think diabetics need to declare for insurance and licencing

jmreire · 27-12-2021 07:58PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118379122#Comment_118379122

They do declare it.

Ash.J.Williams · 27-12-2021 08:08PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118378866#Comment_118378866

You fall into a temporary coma

I feel like an eegit even replying to that

jmreire · 27-12-2021 08:08PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118378866#Comment_118378866

He didn't have a Diabetic episode ( Hypo) and then drive all the way to the airport from where ever, and damage all those cars....after the Hypo, he became disoriented and its from that point onwards, the damage was caused. A matter of seconds, I've seen it happen sometimes the Diabetic can feel it coming on, and has time to react,,,,eat or drink something with lots of sugar in it, and make a very quick recovery. The vehicles he struck were haphazard....if he ( or anyone else) wanted to cause serious damage and injuries, in a 40 ' artic, he / she would be capable of literally wrecking that part of the airport.

tdf7187 · 27-12-2021 08:10PM

Obviously a few posters here hate the fact that it wasn't a terrorist attack.

27-12-2021 08:16PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118379185#Comment_118379185

Well clearly the OP wanted some other more interesting reason

'The explanation of a medical emergency just doesn't hold up at all, '

🙄

27-12-2021 08:17PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118379185#Comment_118379185

They're probably unvaccinated too.

Truck crash at Dublin Airport - 22nd December

Comments