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A CAR AND A Luas train have collided on the red line by the Jervis Street stop. No injuries have been reported, and gardaí and emergency services are on the scene.
Red line services were temporarily curtailed, operating between Tallaght/Saggart and Smithfield only, but full service has since resumed.
Services on the Luas green line are operating normally.
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seriously if you manage to crash your car into a tram, ffs should you really be driving in first place..,
Many of these SUV drivers think they own the road or don’t pay attention to their driving environment.
I say you’d love a SUV Brian, if truth be known!
Having said that they should really paint the spaces between the tracks with luminous paint or something in areas like that. I’d imagine he was breaking a light though.
I wouldve put money on it being a she.
why paint in between the tracks? come on everyone in The country knows Dublin has a Luas. if people started to open there bloodys eyes while driving you will notice signs 100 meters away from the junction, or even the traffic lights before the junction to stop you crashing into it, or even the big dirty over head lines that power the unit. how much more info do people need. if you don’t notice these things and still get a belt of a luas well in my view its natural selection and you kinda deserve a belt of a Luas. but I wouldnt wanna disturb everyone else’s travel time.
Should have gone to specs avers. But seriously 4 x 4 drivers are usually too busy talking on there phones to notice other road users, pedestrians or signals
In general the bigger the automobile the bigger the ass behind the wheel.
Money on a woman coming from tennis jus trying to pop into m&s for some organic hummous and pressecco! Woops did i get it sterotypically right?!
You’re very brave Mark.
Get ready for the thumbs down!
Best of luck.
Let the fembot comments come and let the journal enlighten us in an hour or so, surely the have a pic of the person standing beside the car.
Mark looks like a woman in that pic. But these days you can’t tell. All the men in the country have gone so feminine looking. As for what I can assume is men are better drivers than women…..well we will let the insurance company’s answer that ;0)
Ill agree that men are in more serious accidents but i truely believe that women will have more small bangs. Everytime i see the dent on the back of a car from reversing into a pole its a woman driving or tearing up their alloys on a kerb. this my personal experience and what i form my opinion on.
Mark, you’re right about gender!
I like ur Line of thinking!
Yep, I was there, …. it was a woman.
Her hubby will be very cross with her for crashing his car….ahem!
Doesn’t look like a Jeep®
Audi Q7 which is a jeep
Brian an Audi is not a jeep. A jeep is a jeep. Jeep is a brand of car not just anything big. Why do people always say this.
Its an SUV
It’s an Opel antara. There.
This is not a crash but rather a scrape between two different types of vehicle. Why is it worth reporting and why would the line be closed for any longer than it would take for each driver to get the others details?
The luas drivers drive like Robots,
They think they shouldn’t have to stop for anything that’s in their way,
They would rather hit it and make a big deal about it
If they stopped for everything it would go anywhere. go walk abouts in amsterdam with a few drinks in you and youll change your mind about luas drivers.
Wouldnt
Correction- They drive on a “luas track” so when they have the light, they shouldn’t have to stop for anything :-/
As I said before Another disadvantage of the Luas. This accident has a knock on affect up to 10 miles away in both directions.
That is a really bizarre thing to say. The same applies to any form of linear form of transport including car journeys – delays. Delays because you are stuck in traffic somewhere on the route or delays because if you are,say, in a car, your route deviation causes time added to your commute.
@brian- no Brian, if a bus crashes, another bus comes along. The fleet of busses doesn’t come to a halt!
If a bus breaks down or involved in a crash, one behind or one from garage can pick up stranded passengers, What can the Luas behind do? Luas being on tracks is restricted to only one direction, It does have some advantages but between the disadvantages and cost I think it was a waste of money
@Sean the luas has been the most succesfull form of public transport in Dublin ever, it exceeded expectations in passenger numbers since launch and is the only form of public transport that makes a profit and doesn’t receive a government subsidy for the day to day running of it, unlike the bus service. so everything up top, that you said, is just …..ya know…. not true or backed up by reality.
Remember Ladies…… The Luas can’t swerve !
I’ll be off now……..
Though this isnt the blackrock store so i duno! Out of the southside , must be lost
Oh so then it’s the Car drivers fault all the time is it????
Bloody car drivers sure maybe they shouldn’t be let drive in the city,
Keep the city for the Luas..
Are you for real? A luas is on tracks and only moves when given permission. So I would say close to 99% of accidents arnt the luas drivers fault. I think you just went full retard.
Yeah mark, pats not the brightest!
you are a clown. yeah its the car drivers fault most of the time running lights and bringing there cars down streets closed off to cars. the why would azugd luas crash into things with the driver is held accountable one prime example the Luas v Dublin bus on o connell street the Luas driver went to court. so yeah they are plowing into cars just for the sake of it good man
It’s an Opel Antera, just sayin like
Man or woman driver?
Mind the luas on the left. BANG..!! Sorry, ment the right..
Drivers should know that traffic lights are there to tell you whether it’s a “stop ” or “go”! The collision shows the driver of the car didn’t pay attention!
And I suppose your so bloody perfect….! Can’t abide people like u!
I bet it was a woman driver
Bit late with that Stephen.
Slightly OT but does anybody know of any woman that is able to pair their Bluetooth phone with a Bluetooth car kit?
Should we start a Bluetooth Pairing Woman of the Year Award?
Dont know about that but i can tell you my girlfriend cant between two lines in a car park unless there is a car either side of her. Terrible stuff!
I can but you’ll have to hold my lipstick/blusher/hair straightener while I do it!! ;)
Why on earth were there 2 fire engines, and ambulance and a police car speeding down abbey street so? Overkill much?
A guy on a motorbike crashed into the back of me on college green one time and fell over. Within ten mnutes there were four fire brigades, two cop cars and an ambulance.. I would assume they get to bill for call outs.
its not a Q7 either its a volvo folks, Q7 IS A lot taller
I didn’t know you were allowed take your car on the Luas. Great way to save money and still have the convenience of a car when u get there!
Maybe it’s a lady driver with a big dark sunglasses and at the same time using the mobile phone while driving ….. Disgraceful !!!!
Wonder will the jeep claim off the luas’s insurance company :D
Women in SUVs and aul’ ones driving Nissan Micras: the scourge of Irish roads, I tell ya.
Nah silver surfers driving 40km per hour below the speed limit while hogging the road in their 12 reg Toyota Avensis….the absolute worst.
@ Mark…
So who gives the luas permission to move,,,
What if it has a green light and there’s an obstruction on the track…..
Doesn’t that just prove that the Luas Driver is a Retard or a RRBOT… If he doesn’t have the Brain to Stop
Eh… Think about it, do you honestly think a computer (there isnt a little man pulling levers) that gives the luas a go a head doesnt wait for or tell car/pedestrian traffic to stop? you just took it to another level.
Haha how can anyone answer your questions without making you look stupid??
Mark-1, pat-0
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