Pedestrian in critical condition following crash in Drumcondra

Man (19) taken to the Mater hospital following early morning incident

Crash occurred on  Drumcondra Road Upper between the junctions of Griffith Avenue and Homefarm Road. Source: Google Street View
Crash occurred on Drumcondra Road Upper between the junctions of Griffith Avenue and Homefarm Road. Source: Google Street View

A pedestrian is in a critical condition following a collision with a car in Drumcondra, Dublin this morning.

The man (19) was seriously injured and taken by ambulance to the Mater hospital following the crash at about 4.10am on Drumcondra Road Upper between the junctions of Griffith Avenue and Homefarm Road.

The male driver of the car was uninjured.

According to the Garda, 124 people have died on the State’s roads to date this year, 25 of them pedestrians.

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The road has fully reopened after it was closed for a time earlier this morning. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Santry Garda station on 01 6664000, the Garda confidential line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.

Nora-Ide McAuliffe

Nora-Ide McAuliffe

Nora-Ide McAuliffe is an Audience Editor with The Irish Times