Car Mounts Footpath in Monkstown, Dublin: Seven Teenagers and Driver Taken to Hospital

Seven teenage pedestrians were injured in Monkstown, south Dublin, on Sunday after a car mounted a footpath outside a row of shops and hit pedestrians. The driver of the car, a woman aged in her 40s, was also injured. All eight people were taken to different hospitals for treatment, Gardai said.

The collision happened on Oliver Plunkett Road, near the junction with Kill Avenue, in Monkstown, Dun Laoghaire, at approximately 3:00pm on Sunday 8 November 2026. RTE News reported that the car mounted the footpath outside the shops. The Irish Sun reported that the car crashed into a shop on the same road at around 3pm.

What Gardai said

An Garda Siochana is investigating the collision. In a statement carried by the Irish Sun, a Garda spokesperson said: "Gardai are investigating a serious road traffic collision involving a car and seven pedestrians on Oliver Plunkett Road, Dun Laoghaire, today, Sunday 8th November 2026 at approximately 03:00pm."

The statement continued: "The seven juvenile pedestrians, all teenagers, and the driver of the car, a woman aged in her 40s, sustained varying degrees of injuries. All eight individuals have been taken to different hospitals for treatment. Gardai are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision."

RTE News carried the same injury count in its own report. It said seven teenage pedestrians and a female driver in her 40s were injured after a car mounted a footpath outside a row of shops in south Dublin, and that the teenagers and the woman were taken to different hospitals. Sources cited by the Irish Mirror put the injured teenagers at ages 14 and 15.

A large emergency response on Oliver Plunkett Road

Emergency services were called to the scene in numbers. The Irish Sun reported around a dozen emergency vehicles, including at least five ambulances. RTE reported four ambulances, several fire brigade units and garda cars at the scene. Dublin Fire Brigade also attended.

Police sealed off the scene. A medical tent was placed next to the crash vehicle, and the vehicle, a dark SUV, remained at the scene as Gardai closed off the road. One woman at the scene told the Irish Sun that one of the injured children had been trapped under a wheel of the car. That account is a witness account reported by the newspaper.

Local Fine Gael councillor Dan Carson said: "My thoughts are with the families affected and the first responders at the scene."

What is not confirmed

Witnesses told the Irish Sun that the driver may have experienced a medical episode before the crash, and RTE carried reports that the driver suffered a medical episode. Gardai have not confirmed that account. It is reported here as witness reports only, not as the cause of the collision. Gardai have given no cause, and no detail on how serious the injuries are beyond saying they varied in degree.

Oliver Plunkett Road is closed as a result of the crash. Gardai are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision.