{"id":268545,"date":"2026-01-05T15:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/268545\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T15:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T15:00:08","slug":"part-of-oconnell-street-shut-following-serious-collision-involving-bus-and-pedestrian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/268545\/","title":{"rendered":"Part of O&#8217;Connell Street shut following serious collision involving bus and pedestrian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The southbound lane is closed and delays are expected in the area<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0_cc50097c-bad1-453a-b1d4-9edbef9d2896.jpg\" alt=\"The scene of the collision this afternoon\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The scene of the collision this afternoon(Image: Robbie Kane)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Part of O&#8217;Connell Street is shut following a serious collision this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The southbound lane is closed and delays are expected in the area. Witnesses have told Dublin Live the collision, which happened at approximately 12:15pm, involved a pedestrian and a bus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dublinlive.ie\/all-about\/an-garda-siochana\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">garda<\/a> spokesperson told Dublin Live: &#8220;Garda\u00ed and emergency services are currently attending a serious road traffic collision that occurred on O&#8217;Connell Street, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dublinlive.ie\/all-about\/dublin\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Dublin<\/a> 1 at approximately 12:15pm this afternoon, Monday, 5th January 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The southbound lane of O&#8217;Connell Street is currently closed and delays are expected if travelling in the area. 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