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GARDAÍ ARE INVESTIGATING a fatal road traffic collision in Dublin yesterday, where a male cyclist (40s) died.
The crash occurred at Kilshane Cross, Newtown in Dublin 11 yesterday at 7.20am.
The crash involved a male cyclist and a bus, where the man was seriously injured. He was taken to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown where he died yesterday evening.
A technical examination of the scene was carried out by the Garda Forensic Collision Investigators and has since been completed.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses of the event to come forward. Road users who were traveling in the Newtown area from Kilshane Cross to Dublin Airport between 7am and 8am, and who may have video footage are asked to make it available to Gardaí.
Anyone with information is being asked to contact Finglas Garda Station on 01 666, 7500 the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
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RIP to this young man
RIP. I hope the bus driver is being minded as well. This is an absolute tragedy for both families.
That’s awful. So sad.
RIP and condolences to family and friends
So many deaths at Killshane Cross….ITS a bad crossing…
@Jacqui Curtis-owens: checked it in Google Street view and seems to be improper maintenance from the council.
Traffic lights very difficult to see because of vegetation, even there are in private land, the council has the obligation to instruct the owner to clear it.
Very sad and the Dublin Busses driver should be shaking. Thankfully their busses have cameras recording the traffic but it’s very sad because it’s preventable with proper road maintenance, at 7am is easy to be half awake, have a small distraction and then too late when seeing a cross with traffic lights, it could have happened to the best and most safe cyclists. Terrible.
Appreciate you highlighting it
@Maria Quinn: my husband John crosses it to go to work….its so dangerous……I was at back of the airport a while back…so many crosses on the sides of the road where people lost their lives….so sad
RIP
Rip
So busy around there, don’t know why cyclists use it. Dicing with their lives.
@Tony: Because it is a public roadway and the most direct route for a lot of peoples. I cycle that road on a regular basis and the amount of dangerous overtaking in the few bends after the timber yard is bananas. Obviously I have no details on this case, but from my experience impatience and a rush to make the lights cause most bad behaviour. It is not the cyclists being on the road that has them ‘dicing with their lives’, it’s the behaviour of the motorists.
@Tony: It’s a national road, it should be safe to use. Totally neglected since the motorway was built.
@Tony: when a cyclist dies dies there’s always at least one asshat appears in the comments wondering when he/she was on the road in the first place. Nobody comes on wondering why drivers use particular stretches when they’re killed in car crashes.
@Tony: public transport in that area is not great, for a lot of people working in Ballycoolin their only viable option would be cycling to work, especially if doing shift work.
I don’t know the junction at all, but why they frequently put the smallest and most vulnerable road users (cyclists) into the same lane/space as some of the biggest road users (buses) is a mystery to me. My sympathies to his friends and family and also to the driver of the bus.
@sean o’dhubhghaill: cyclists should create space around them. Cycle towards the centre of the carriageway. Makes overtaking on dangerous stretches impossible. Pull nearer to the side when there’s a safe stretch for overtaking. Never gamble at lights. Just bloody well stop. What’s the point in saving a few seconds to lose a lifetime and the loss to those who live snd care for you.
RIP mate may you get d best bed in heaven
R. I. P to the young man who lost his life and shame on the ones negatively commenting about cyclists versus cars. Someone lost their lives. Cop on like
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