Luas/bus crash on O'Connel Street !

prinz · 17-09-2009 11:49AM

markpb wrote: »

You've never seen anyone move pull out into a junction to let an emergency services vehicle through!?

Onto a junction where you know there is traffic coming the other way...

CountingCrows · 17-09-2009 12:04PM

prinz wrote: »

Anything happens at all the country and the gardai are at fault. If a pidgeon craps on the O'Connell statue it will be blamed on the squad car sirens next.

What's a pidgeon?

Oliver1985 · 17-09-2009 12:06PM

They are reporting now on rte that the 3 brought to hospital are in a stable condition dont know how through that is!

IvyTheTerrible · 17-09-2009 12:09PM

There was a guy from Dublin Bus on Newstalk that the bus driver had a green light.

Posy · 17-09-2009 12:19PM

According to the Dublin City thread, an eyewitness saw a member of the gardai jump out of the speeding car, somersault into the bus, hold a gun to the bus drivers head and force him to drive through a red light.
Mystery solved. :pac:

Prof.Badass · 17-09-2009 12:19PM

CountingCrows wrote: »

What's a pidgeon?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Pidgeon

dario28 · 17-09-2009 12:21PM

Posy wrote: »

According to the Dublin City thread, an eyewitness saw a member of the gardai jump out of the speeding car, somersault into the bus, hold a gun to the bus drivers head and force him to drive through a red light.
Mystery solved. :pac:

A source close to the luas said luas hamilton was driving the luas

prinz · 17-09-2009 12:23PM

vinylmesh wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Pidgeon

Too fast :pac: Alan Partridge's Canadian cousin.

Posy · 17-09-2009 12:23PM

Sorry, I'm lost. The Canadian actor Walter Pidgeon was seen just before the accident sh*tting on a statue?

Maybe this is what distracted one of the drivers... :eek:

Jesus Wept · 17-09-2009 12:24PM

dario28 wrote: »

A source close to the luas said luas hamilton was driving the luas

I find that very hard to believe, he is a Formula 1 driver isn't he?

center15 · 17-09-2009 12:25PM

Mods how is any of this constructive to the thread?

northsidetype · 17-09-2009 12:28PM

any eyewitness want to share your story? b.whelan at dublinpeople.com

Jesus Wept · 17-09-2009 12:32PM

center15 wrote: »

Mods how is any of this constructive to the thread?

How is a thread on this topic constructive at all?

center15 · 17-09-2009 12:36PM

The-Rigger wrote: »

How is a thread on this topic constructive at all?

People are interested in what happened , people comes to boards to check to read about it, update on what they saw etc. It mightn't be constructive in solving world hunger but it's a helpful thread to people.

Oliver1985 · 17-09-2009 12:37PM

Bus in tram crash had green light- CIE
listen Thursday, 17 September 2009 12:09

The Chairperson of CIE has said investigations into the Luas and bus crash on O'Connell Street in Dublin will show that the Dublin Bus driver had a green light.

A Dublin Bus and Luas tram collided yesterday afternoon at the O'Connell Street, Abbey Street junction.

More than 20 people were taken to hospital after the accident, which took place just after 3pm.
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Chairman Dr John Lynch said the Railway Safety Commission will cover all aspects of what happened yesterday afternoon.

He said the investigation will take some time to be completed.

Dr Lynch said it will look at whether there was a problem with the Luas operation; given the fact the bus driver had a green light. He said the bus driver is badly shaken but alright.

Dr Lynch said that he has reviewed CCTV footage of the incident.

He said that a full investigation will need to take place before the full details of what happened emerge.

Dr Lynch said that whatever occurred was out of the ordinary given the wide nature of the street.

Dublin Bus has been in contact with the passengers affected.

This morning, O'Connell Street reopened to all traffic.

Disruption to services on the Luas Red Line continues with services running only between Tallaght and Smithfield.

Both the Luas and the bus have been removed from the scene.

Three people are said to be in a stable condition in hospital.

Gardaí, Veolia Transport and Dublin Bus are investigating the cause of the collision.

Jesus Wept · 17-09-2009 12:37PM

center15 wrote: »

People are interested in what happened , people comes to boards to check to read about it, update on what they saw etc. It mightn't be constructive in solving world hunger but it's a helpful thread to people.

Online rubbernecking.

center15 · 17-09-2009 12:41PM

The-Rigger wrote: »

Online rubbernecking.

And?............. Reasons papers are sold, people watch news, there's no harm online discussing something is there? Those people standing 5 feet from the luas gawping in is a different story. And also are you not viewing this forum also?

Posy · 17-09-2009 12:43PM

center15 wrote: »

People are interested in what happened , people comes to boards to check to read about it, update on what they saw etc. It mightn't be constructive in solving world hunger but it's a helpful thread to people.

Anyone coming into After Hours looking for a helpful and precise thread on the events that led up to and subsequently caused the accident will probably be disappointed. :pac::pac:

prinz · 17-09-2009 12:44PM

center15 wrote: »

Mods how is any of this constructive to the thread?

:pac: Good contribution.

Er, we don't know what happened. Until we do people are just speculating, deal with it.

Given that the bus driver appears to have had the green light, that more or less debunks the "bus was jumping the lights to get out of the way of a garda car" theory.

center15 · 17-09-2009 12:44PM

Posy wrote: »

Anyone coming into After Hours looking for a helpful and precise thread on the events that led up to and subsequently caused the accident will probably be disappointed. :pac::pac:

Well I wasn't looking for the luas version of air crash investigation.

prinz · 17-09-2009 12:46PM

center15 wrote: »

People are interested in what happened , people comes to boards to check to read about it, update on what they saw etc....

I saw Michael Jackson running away from the scene of the crash..... does that make it so, eh no. If people are tuning in here for reliable information, then they need to rethink it.

Posy · 17-09-2009 12:48PM

*Irish Times reporter browsing the forum backs slowly away*

Oink · 17-09-2009 01:24PM

Posy wrote: »

*Irish Times reporter browsing the forum backs slowly away*

Where do you think you're going? Get back in here and speculate like everybody else. Damned freeloaders.

CountingCrows · 17-09-2009 02:33PM

I reckon the Guards tampered with the CCTV footage to cover their tracks

Myrddin · 17-09-2009 02:37PM

CountingCrows wrote: »

I reckon the Guards tampered with the CCTV footage to cover their tracks

Run to da Hills!! :eek:

17-09-2009 02:50PM

EnterNow wrote: »

Run to da Hills!! :eek:

no - it was counting crows.
Run to da hills is on holidays.

VelvetKevorkian · 17-09-2009 03:48PM

NervousNude wrote: »

Dublin finally gets integrated public transport.

That's harsh man......true though!!!! LOL!!

AnonoBoy · 17-09-2009 03:52PM

VelvetKevorkian wrote: »

That's harsh man......true though!!!! LOL!!

The funniest thing about your reply is that it's not true. "LOL" :rolleyes:

8k2q1gfcz9s5d4 · 17-09-2009 03:56PM

Mousey- wrote: »

bus drivers faut i supose ?

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0917/luas.html

VelvetKevorkian · 17-09-2009 04:02PM

Dartz wrote: »

It's very hard to tip over a bus... especially a near empty one . Most of the actual weight is carried very low down in the chassis, the actual structure of the bus, especially the upper deck, is very light. Unloaded, even with a medium load, they hav a COG about the same as your average truck.

I supposed if you had a full load of passenger on the top, and got 'em all to run over to one side as the bus was taking a corner, you might be able to make one tip.... Someone out at UCD tried this.... but it'd never tip otherwise.

Yeah, as you said the majority of weight is in the chassis itself, while the body itself is light enough. Supposedly a coach can go to about a 30 degree angle before toppling over and a double decker can go near or above 40 degrees depending on load. Odd to think!

Luas/bus crash on O'Connel Street !

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