headford road closed

Sniipe

I was on my way to work this morning @ 9.30 and the headford road was closed. Any idea what happened? I saw a yellow tyre truck on it with its front bumper damaged and front window smashed a bit. I haven't seen anything on the news yet.

dr.bollocko

Was somebody hit by that van / truck or something? Think I saw a lone shoe on the road. Absolute chaos trying to get in this morning.

Kazooie

Closed at the Monlo Park roundabout heading out to Headford you mean?

I came in at half 8 from Headford into town but turned over the castlegar road. Didn't see any tailback but probably happened after that.

Sniipe

Kazooie wrote: »

Closed at the Monlo Park roundabout heading out to Headford you mean?

No, it was closed from the menlo park roundabout to the exit of dunnes stores.

A friend tells me that someone is critical in hospital. I thought the damage to the truck was too much to be caused by a person.

I can only imagine the traffic chaos that is causing right now. It was bad enough coming from Town-Renmore via Bohermore, and that was due to the roadworks.

ARGINITE

The truck hit a pedestrian.

KevR

Looking out of the NUIG IT building window this morning I was wondering why traffic on the Dyke Road was at a standstill with a huge tailback. This accident must have been why - people having to use the Dyke Rd as a diversion.

KevR

Here's a link.

Please God, he/she will pull through and make a recovery.

Das Kitty

Feckbiscuits!

Any idea what time this happened? I went by there at 7.30 and it hadn't happened yet.

KevR

Das Kitty wrote: »

Feckbiscuits!

Any idea what time this happened? I went by there at 7.30 and it hadn't happened yet.

Not sure. On that article that I gave the link to it says it occured in the past hour (of when the article was published). But, unfortunately, it only gives the date of when the article was published and not the time so it impossible to figure out when the accident occured from that..

ronnie3585

Das Kitty wrote: »

Feckbiscuits!

Any idea what time this happened? I went by there at 7.30 and it hadn't happened yet.

Are you dissapointed you missed it?

rain on

I'm assuming that's why the Wellpark/Monivea road was nose to tail this morning as well. Never been so glad to be going out of town rather than in!

This thread reminds me of Dara O Brioin's piece on the London Bombings..

"An incredible piece of news, but how will I get to work"



Hope they are ok..

biko

Just went past now, traffic back to normal.

Das Kitty

ronnie3585 wrote: »

Are you dissapointed you missed it?

Oh totally, my morning is never complete unless I see bits of human scattered about the place.

:rolleyes:

Sniipe

link updated here