Crime & Law

Cyclist dies in traffic collision in Dublin’s inner city

Gardaí preserve scene of fatal crash at junction of Sheriff Street and Guild Street

Emergency services at the scene where a cyclist was killed in Dublin on Tuesday. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times
Emergency services at the scene where a cyclist was killed in Dublin on Tuesday. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times
Tue Sept 06 2016 - 13:49

A female cyclist in her early 30s has died following a collision in Dublin’s north inner city on Tuesday.

The incident happened at around 10.55am on Seville Place in the north inner city, gardaí said.

The woman collided with a truck near the bridge at the junction between Sheriff Street and Seville Place, and she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Emergency services at the scene where a cyclist was killed in Dublin on Tuesday. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times
Emergency services at the scene where a cyclist was killed in Dublin on Tuesday. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times

The driver of the truck has been taken to Beaumont Hospital as a precaution. There is traffic disruption near the quays as the scene has been preserved for a technical examination.

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Gardaí have asked any withnesses to contact Store Street Garda Station on 01 6668000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.