Bus crash on Wellington Quay

Magic Monkey · 21-02-2004 02:44PM #1

(From here):

Four dead in Dublin bus accident
February 21, 2004
(14:36) At least four people are believed to have been killed in an accident involving a bus in the centre of Dublin this afternoon.

It is understood that some of the people who died were standing in a bus queue at Wellington Quay, near the Clarence hotel.

A bus is said to have lost control and crashed into them at about 1.25pm.

A number of people are trapped by the bus, and at least seven people have been seriously injured.

Gardaí, fire brigade personnel and other emergency services are at the scene and the entire area around the south quays has been cordoned off.

Gardaí are diverting traffic away from the south quays and the garda helicopter is observing the area.

Happened right outside the lads currently gaming at GameCon LAN

Exit · 21-02-2004 02:45PM

Jesus!

Fabritzo · 21-02-2004 02:51PM

14:36 Four people have been killed and ten have been injured after two double-decker buses collided on Dublin's Wellington Quay this afternoon.

www.ireland.com

No pictures yet.

Exit · 21-02-2004 02:52PM

Conflicting reports...

http://www.breakingnews.ie/2004/02/21/story135270.html

Bus overturns in Dublin city centre
21/02/2004 - 2:38:25 pm

A bus has overturned on Wellington Quay, near the Halpenny Bridge, in Dublin.

It is understood that a number of people are trapped and emergency services are at the scene.

As a result, the south quays from O' Connell Bridge to Capel Street Bridge are closed. Motorists are asked to avoid the area until further notice.

JackKelly · 21-02-2004 02:56PM

:eek:

christ,thats bad. Poor people just waiting for the bus. How did the bus just "go out of control"??

Draupnir · 21-02-2004 02:58PM

Jesus thats terrible, what can you say in this kind of situation

JackKelly · 21-02-2004 03:02PM

they are all contradicting each other.
You have to be a member to get news at ireland.com

One says it was two buses colliding
Other says the bus overturned
Final one says a bus mounted the path

What actually happened?

gs39t · 21-02-2004 03:02PM

According to 98FM, two buses collided, one flipped over and landed on the queue of people :eek:

Several still trapped.

Magic Monkey · 21-02-2004 03:05PM

I heard 3rd hand that a bus was hijacked, but can't really say what actually happened until we get the facts (obviously enough).

JackKelly · 21-02-2004 03:06PM

o god.that couldn't have been any worse.Would not liked have to witnessed that.
Where exactly is wellington quey. I was thinking around the Q-bar area?

Draupnir · 21-02-2004 03:06PM

Sky News, now, hijacked me arse

Magic Monkey · 21-02-2004 03:12PM

Draupnir: I just heard this 2nd hand account from someone that is currently right in that area (someone told him, he told me)

TimAy: Right outside the Clarence hotel, 67 busstop, crosses with Parliment St.

Draupnir · 21-02-2004 03:14PM

if it was hijacked Ill of course apologise, but I doubt it

JackKelly · 21-02-2004 03:20PM

Incase anyone is wondering (like me) where it is. (im useless with street names)

http://www.theclarence.ie/location.asp?version=highend

healy001 · 21-02-2004 03:20PM

my bus stops there, i hope i dont know anybody involved

Exit · 21-02-2004 03:41PM

According to a reporter at the scene (on Sky News), one bus was reversing and it hit another parked bus. The parked bus, which was empty, was the one that toppled over and 5 people have now died.

Fabritzo · 21-02-2004 03:41PM

5 confirmed dead, 12 injured, one person still trapped, it's a dark day.

DArcy · 21-02-2004 03:45PM

A very dark day for dublin bus...

Are they still planning an all-out strike on Monday?
Hardly seems relevant now.

Ronaldo7 · 21-02-2004 03:54PM

Holy **** thats terribly sad news. Man thats really sad...:(

smoke.me.a.kipper · 21-02-2004 04:06PM

jesus thats bad.

Blondie81 · 21-02-2004 04:08PM

That's really sad. That's where my best friend gets his bus to Maynooth every day. Thank God he's fine but that is really, really awful. Very sad day.

Dustaz · 21-02-2004 04:09PM

3 women and 2 men are confirmed dead with 7 seriously injured. A single bus lost control and hit a bus shelter. All this is according to sky news who have an irish reporter on the scene. RTE are as usual surpassing themselves in the news gathering department.

sionnach · 21-02-2004 04:12PM

i agree with dustaz, RTE's performance so far has been pathetic

carrotcake · 21-02-2004 04:15PM

Originally posted by Dustaz
3 women and 2 men are confirmed dead with 7 seriously injured. A single bus lost control and hit a bus shelter. All this is according to sky news who have an irish reporter on the scene.

there's no shelter at that bus stop

gs39t · 21-02-2004 04:15PM

It'll be on RTE news on Monday evening with some stills after someone manages to get down to the one-hour photo to get the roll of film developed :dunno:

mike65 · 21-02-2004 04:25PM

Originally posted by gs39t
It'll be on RTE news on Monday evening with some stills after someone manages to get down to the one-hour photo to get the roll of film developed :dunno:

This is the station which missed most of the Romanian uprising as it happened at Christmas,

Sounds terrible, no doubt it'll become clear but its sounds a very strange sort of accident.

Mike.

Blank Space's · 21-02-2004 04:37PM

http://www.rte.ie/news/2004/0221/dublin.html

Walter Ego · 21-02-2004 05:13PM

My sympathy to those involved and those anxiously waiting for news.

RTE couldn't put a top on their own sh1te.

Crash · 21-02-2004 05:41PM

I walked by that earlier and both the buses were upright so unless they righted one of em since the crash occured i dont think one of em flipped over. Could be wrong though.

Was a bit of a smell of burning though....according to Ireland.com over wap one of the buses drove up on the footpath and plowed through the queue. not sure wtf to believe tbh, all the news atm seems to be a bit circumspect.

and there isnt a bus shelter there, just a stand. there was a pole that had been bent to about a 45degree angle. the only visible evidence i could see other than the buses being right up against each other so i'd be liable to believe the Ireland.com bit.

****ed up tbh.

Lex_Diamonds · 21-02-2004 05:57PM

Its september the 11th all over again!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

smoke.me.a.kipper · 21-02-2004 06:11PM

Bus crash on Wellington Quay

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