Bus/Luas collision on O'Connell St

Mark · 16-09-2009, 14:50

http://twitpic.com/hxljd/full

http://www.fabianowski.de/luas.jpg

Right in the kisser...

comcor · 16-09-2009, 14:55

I'm a bit unsure about the photo orientation there.

Would the driver have been at the end of the LUAS that got hit?

igy · 16-09-2009, 15:08

Yep, the driver's end went into the bus first

Hard to tell if the bus ran a red, or the luas ran a signal. Someone was moving that shouldn't have been though...

ThomasJ · 16-09-2009, 15:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by comcor

I'm a bit unsure about the photo orientation there.

Would the driver have been at the end of the LUAS that got hit?

nah i think its the top

Edit: it was, Breaking news saying the tram driver had to be cut from the wreckage

undo · 16-09-2009, 15:20

Here's a picture I shot some half an hour ago on my way to work.

Edit: Also, from looking at it on the ground, I do not think the driver thought he would "fit through". In that case, the Luas would have just clipped the tail end of the bus. Instead, it hit it right in the center.

Edit 2: From that picture on flickr, you can see the luas is derailed with its front off to the left. To me this means after hitting the bus, it got dragged along - so the bus must have been moving at some speed.

MOH · 16-09-2009, 15:32

It's definitely the front of the luas that hit the bus.

O'Connel bridge traffic cam live video is showing all but rightmost two lanes of O'Connle bridge closed, northbound traffic being diverted on to Eden quay. Nothing coming southbound on O'C st, except an ambulance just gone through.

Eden quay looks to be moving surprisingly well considering.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThomasJ

nah, i reckon its one of those things where the bus stuck in traffic, its tail was stuck on the luas track and the luas driver thought hed fit through. saw he wouldn't and swerved to avoid only to smash into the side of the bus

looks like like that to me.

undo · 16-09-2009, 15:39

O'Connell St southbound is closed at Parnell St. That's the route I came walking and guards were diverting traffic there.

weehamster · 16-09-2009, 16:05

I hope nobody is seriously hurt.

I have to say that I have never heard of a tram driver jumping the lights. I`m afraid that I can`t say the same about bus drivers.

16-09-2009, 14:50	#1
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northern line Posts: 1,311	http://twitpic.com/hxljd/full http://www.fabianowski.de/luas.jpg Right in the kisser... Last edited by Mark : 16-09-2009 at 15:38.

16-09-2009, 16:05	#8
weehamster Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cathair Bhaile Átha Cliath Posts: 199	I hope nobody is seriously hurt. I have to say that I have never heard of a tram driver jumping the lights. I`m afraid that I can`t say the same about bus drivers. __________________ R.I.P. T21 Eradicate Fianna Fáil (Totally)

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16-09-2009, 14:55	#2
comcor Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cork-Dublin, Cork Commuter and occasionally DART and Dublin-Wexford Posts: 855	I'm a bit unsure about the photo orientation there. Would the driver have been at the end of the LUAS that got hit?

16-09-2009, 15:08	#3
igy New to the board Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Glas Naoin Posts: 8	Yep, the driver's end went into the bus first Hard to tell if the bus ran a red, or the luas ran a signal. Someone was moving that shouldn't have been though...

16-09-2009, 15:39	#7
undo Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 95	O'Connell St southbound is closed at Parnell St. That's the route I came walking and guards were diverting traffic there.