{"id":268697,"date":"2026-01-05T16:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T16:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/268697\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T16:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T16:48:12","slug":"dublins-oconnell-street-reopens-after-serious-road-traffic-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/268697\/","title":{"rendered":"Dublin\u2019s O\u2019Connell Street reopens after \u2018serious road traffic incident\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>latest\u00a0|\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The scene of the collision this afternoon. Pic: Lauren Beehan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767631691_658_61c4186e-40cc-4fb8-b0f8-6e5a94d2ab49.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The scene of the collision this afternoon. Pic: Lauren Beehan<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The scene of the collision this afternoon. Pic: Lauren Beehan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767631692_861_ba9f9b72-45c2-4df3-81a6-58b955f07f71.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The scene of the collision this afternoon. Pic: Lauren Beehan<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The scene of the collision this afternoon. Pic: Lauren Beehan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767631692_365_4ceb9e8e-ef49-4d50-b1e4-0ce507e8993d.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The scene of the collision this afternoon. Pic: Lauren Beehan<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">O\u2019Connell Street southbound has reopened after &#8220;a serious traffic incident\u201d earlier today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The street had been closed from Cathal Brugha Street to O\u2019Connell Bridge due to the crash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Garda\u00ed attended the scene after the crash, which occurred around 12:15pm in the city centre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">&#8220;O&#8217;Connell Street Southbound is currently closed from Cathal Brugha Street to O\u2019Connell Bridge. Delays are expected if travelling in the area,\u201d a spokesperson had said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The scene of the collision this afternoon. Pic: Lauren Beehan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767631692_250_ba9f9b72-45c2-4df3-81a6-58b955f07f71.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The scene of the collision this afternoon. Pic: Lauren Beehan<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Onlookers from the street shared images where they said it looked like an incident had occurred involving a bus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The southbound side of the street and the pedestrian island were all closed off by the Spire and a bus was wrapped in garda tape with one person being lifted into an ambulance.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The scene of the collision this afternoon. Pic: Lauren Beehan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767631691_658_61c4186e-40cc-4fb8-b0f8-6e5a94d2ab49.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The scene of the collision this afternoon. Pic: Lauren Beehan<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">News in 90 seconds &#8211; 5 January <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"latest\u00a0|\u00a0 The scene of the collision this afternoon. 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