benwavner wrote: » People still complaining why the traffic was so bad.....
Red Hand wrote: » Yeah, I've always thought that that is the one junction in the city where a pedestrian could very easily get knocked down as the traffic zooms passed at a ferocious rate.
Zyzz wrote: » Where exactly did this take place?! (which corner) Would have been there at that exact time if I had gone into college today
dd972 wrote: » just guessing that it may have been junkie types fighting among themselves as the most likely scenario, apparently there was some altercation prior to the incident, certainly hope it wasn't a tourist
Saw somewhere that they were having trouble identifying him, must not have been carrying any id.
Son_of_Belial wrote: » After what I saw that surprises me not at all...
Son_of_Belial wrote: » Defo something wrong with me then lol cos other than a strange adrenaline rush I'm perfectly fine...
Rantandrave wrote: » Does it matter if it was a tourist, a junkie or the president?? A life is a life
Higher wrote: » If I was there the first thing I would have done if I saw people taking photos would be to take the phone out of their hand and smash it. I honestly think I would lose the rag.
bing3 wrote: » I think there might honestly be something wrong with you. Your posts come across as abnormally callous.!
beefjerky wrote: » I saw the Garda and DFB there taping off the area from the office window last night after noticing the blue lights and could see the body, it didn't bother me at the time really and I didn't much think about it until I woke up this morning, but I nearly got sick walking past the spot on the way in just now, stomach is tied up thinking about it. I've walked that junction 5 or 6 times a day for the last 5 years. Awful thing to happen. Really feel for the folks involved, from those who witnessed it as it happened, the driver of the bus and passengers, the taxi driver who was right behind, those who saw the body shortly after and of course, as someone already mentioned, the Gardai and DFB personnel who were first on the scene. Condolences to the guys family and friends.
Aidric wrote: » Oh you would ya. Leave the internet hardman alert behind, you're impressing nobody. Paying your respects to the deceased was enough.
Abi wrote: » It's not really that far of a stretch from what I'd do, so I can understand the anger there. If it were me I wouldn't go smashing the persons phone, but I wouldn't be able to bite my tongue. Anyone with a moral compass would find this completely out of order and be angered by it.
A post mortem is to be carried out this morning on a man who died at the junction of Dawson Street and Nassau Street yesterday evening. Gardaí believe the dead man was involved in a confrontation at around 5.40pm and either fell, was punched or pushed on to the road where he was hit by a bus. The man, who is thought to be in his 20s, sustained severe head injuries and died at the scene. Gardaí are treating his death as suspicious and are searching for two men in connection with the incident. They say they were both wearing hoodies and tracksuits and they are appealing to them or anyone with information to contact them at Pearse Street Garda Station. They have spoken to witnesses and are gathering CCTV footage from the shops, businesses and city council cameras in the area. Dublin Bus is also carrying out an inquiry. Forensic examination of the scene will continue this morning and gardaí said Nassau Street, from the junction at Dawson Street to Grafton Street in the city centre, remains closed.
Emergency services and gardai were quickly on the scene but there was nothing they could do. They were faced with a scene of chaos. Traffic was diverted away from the area. The area was cordoned off from the Nassau Street-Dawson Street junction. A tent hiding the body was erected behind the bus which had passed over the man. Gardai also carried out an examination of the area around the road junction. Officers interviewed witnesses, including the driver, but appealed to anyone who saw exactly what happened to contact them. Motorists were urged to stay away from the area as the garda investigation intensified when it was realised they were not dealing with a routine road incident. Roads around the scene were closed as traffic built up. A Dublin Bus investigation was also initiated. Inspectors were sent to the scene. A spokeswoman said they had a strict procedure for incidences involving buses. It included interviewing eye witnesses, trawling through cctv footage and checking out the scene of any incident. Gardai are treating the death of man as suspicious but the investigation could be upgraded at a later stage.
MagicSean wrote: » People process stuff in different ways. Not sure what qualifies you to say there is something wrong with him.
Amalgam wrote: » Buses often catch\nip the kerb with their tyres on both sides of that junction, not a great place to be, as a pedestrian, even with your wits about you.
Son_of_Belial wrote: » I can't have been far from ya dude... You'll be grand... The way I see it - if it's now the worst thing I'll ever see in my life from this point on I'll take it just fine with no complaints.
Son_of_Belial wrote: » Nassau/Dawson. You know there by that "colonnade" thing there - basically right in front of TCD Nassau St. entrance where the buses come down Dawson and turn left. Just at the corner there. It was dark, raining... Bus driver wouldn't have had a clue until it was far too late.
Son_of_Belial wrote: » I hear ya Don. Also, and forgive me for saying so, I mean it in the very best way, I know this man was a human being and I don't want people to think I'm comparing him to a dog or something but... Well... It was quick you know? He didn't suffer. If someone was to tell me and somehow know that I wouldn't die peacefully in my sleep and that it'd be in some sort of accident, I hope it's that quick and painless...
