A WOMAN WAS seriously injured after she was knocked down by a truck in Dublin this morning.

Gardaí have said she was brought to the Mater Hospital after the incident which happened at the corner of Summerhill Parade at 8.45am.

Pictures obtained by TheJournal.ie show the damage done to the bicycle.

Summerhill crash

The woman managed to get off the bike before she went under the truck.

The road was closed for a period of time this morning as garda crash investigators attended the scene.

Dublin: Summerhill Parade/ Nth Circular Rd jct avoid due to traffic collision. Portland Row & Summerhill Parade currently closed
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) November 23, 2016

An Garda Síochána / Twitter

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