Teenage girl dies after being hit by scrambler bike in Dublin

Gardaí have arrested a man in his late teens and are holding him at a garda station in the Dublin region.

LAST UPDATE | 25 Jan

A TEENAGE GIRL has died after she was hit by a scrambler bike in Dublin on Sunday afternoon.

The girl was walking along the Ratoath Road in Finglas at around 2.20pm when she was hit.

She was brought to Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown to be treated for serious injuries but died on Sunday evening, several hours after the crash.

Gardaí have arrested a man in his late teens in connection with the crash. He is being held at a garda station in the Dublin region.

A garda spokesperson had earlier said that two teenagers had been travelling on the scrambler and were being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Forensic investigators have finished an examination of the scene and the road has fully reopened.

“Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them,” a garda spokesperson said.

Any road users or pedestrians who may have camera footage and were in the area between 2.10pm and 2.40pm are asked to make this footage available to investigating gardaí.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Finglas garda station on (01) 6667500, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station.