SEVERAL TEENAGERS HAVE been left with life-changing injuries after they were hit by a car in Dún Laoghaire, south county Dublin, it’s understood.
They’re currently being treated in hospitals across Dublin.
Fianna Fáil councillor Justin Moylan said there was a “surreal sense of shock” in the suburb after Sunday’s crash.
A car struck the group of young pedestrians – three boys and three girls, all aged between 13 and 15 – on Oliver Plunkett Road at around 3pm.
Gardaí believe the driver of the car suffered a medical episode just before the collision and lost control of the vehicle.
Three of the teenagers are in Children’s Health Ireland Temple Street and three are in Children’s Health Ireland Crumlin.
The female driver, aged in her 40s, also remains in hospital receiving medical attention.
Moylan said: “Our thoughts are with those that are injured and their families, hoping for a recovery for them as quick as possible.”
Gardaí are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision
They are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage.
Fine Gael councillor Dan Carson also said the local area was in shock, and added: “My thoughts are with the families affected and the first responders at the scene.”
With reporting by Ottoline Spearman, Daragh Brophy, and the Press Association