Bus/LUAS collision

**Longfordian** · 16/09/2009, 2:44 PM

Big crash between a Dublin Bus and the Luas on O'Connell Street. Just got a text off my brother, he was in front of the bus and was missed by seconds.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0916/luas.html

**passinginterest** · 16/09/2009, 2:51 PM

I can't understand how that happened? Hopefully everyone will be OK, looks very nasty for the Luas driver in particular.

**Longfordian** · 16/09/2009, 2:55 PM

My brother said the light was green in his and the bus's favour so he reckons it could be a signal fault or something. That or terrorists playing with the lights.

**passinginterest** · 16/09/2009, 3:03 PM

Was your brother on the actual bus that was hit or a bus in front of it? I'd say he got a fair shock either way.

**Longfordian** · 16/09/2009, 3:07 PM

He was on his bike just directly in front of the bus. The LUAS missed him by one or two seconds apparently, he's a bit shook up and straight off to the off licence!.

**mypost** · 16/09/2009, 3:11 PM

Originally Posted by passinginterest

Was your brother on the actual bus that was hit or a bus in front of it? I'd say he got a fair shock either way.

That looks horrific. Derailed the tram.

It is one of the most dangerous sections of the track, and it is inevitable that something will happen. The one place that the Luas has a ring of steel around is the Red Cow HQ area, in one of the least needed places.

**passinginterest** · 16/09/2009, 3:12 PM

Originally Posted by Longfordian

He was on his bike just directly in front of the bus. The LUAS missed him by one or two seconds apparently, he's a bit shook up and straight off to the off licence!.

That'd shake ya up a bit alright.