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Liberty Hall

VIDEO: SUV hits pedestrians at anti-water charge protest in Dublin

One person was injured after the vehicle mounted the path.

WARNING: Some readers may find the footage below disturbing.

FOOTAGE HAS EMERGED of a vehicle colliding with pedestrians at an anti-water charge protest in Dublin.

One person was taken to hospital following the incident, gardaí said yesterday.

Dozens of protesters had gathered outside Liberty Hall at the junction between Eden Quay and Custom House Quay, blocking traffic.

An eyewitnesses claimed that the SUV mounted the path and later sped off.

Footage of the incident has been published on YouTube by the FM104 Phoneshow.

The FM104 Phoneshow with Chris Barry videos / YouTube

Read: Pedestrian rushed to hospital after car crashes into group of protesters >

As it happened: Tens of thousands turn out in Dublin to demand ‘Right2Water’ >

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