A MAN HAS been arrested after the car he was driving was involved in a collision with a pedestrian at an anti-immigration protest in Dublin city centre yesterday evening.

The incident happened in the Seville Place area of Dublin 1 at around 7.30pm.

The injured pedestrian was brought to hospital with non life-threatening injuries, gardaí said.

A video of the incident has been uploaded to social media.

A garda spokesperson said: “Gardaí are investigating all the circumstances surrounding a road traffic collision that occurred in Seville Place, Dublin 1 yesterday evening, Wednesday 15th February 2023.

“One male was taken to hospital. A male (aged in his 30s) was arrested and is currently detained in a Garda station in North Dublin.”

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Man arrested after car collides with pedestrian at anti-immigration protest

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