Biker knocked down on dublin quays

[Jackass]

Hey all,

I was on a Bus Eireann Bus / Coach today coming back from Kilkenny, and at around 5.45 / 6.00 pm we were coming along the North end of the quays in Dublin just before O'Connell Street bridge, and the coach I was on milled into a biker on the inside lane (possibly over taking a Dublin Bus).

I didn't see the actual moment of contact, but felt the coach swerve and then a very unpleasant scraping / dragging sound.

The coach pulled over and the driver ran back to the accident, I looked back from the window and it looked pretty serious. Biker wasn't moving and a crowd quickly assembled around him to see if he was ok...

We then had to get off the coach and gardai arrived on the scene and I didn't want to hang around and be a voyeur, so just left in the opposite direction.

From what I could tell / piece together the accident was a result of driver error by the coach driver.

Just wondering if anybody knows of this accident and if the guy is ok?

Soundman

Christ. Poor fella. Hope he is alright. That is my normal route. Scary.

Wonda-Boy

Coach vs Biker = very bad way for the biker.

Jaysus Id say the biker got some fright, whaever about a car hitting you.

Mick55

Passed this on foot as cyclist was getting stretchered away, looked very nasty. Heard snippit of phone conversation between some suit who was with a few Gardai

'' He came right into the side of the bus, not sure if he was dragged under ''

Lets hope he only sustained superficial injuries, must be pretty harrowing to go up against a coach.

paddy147

[Jackass] wrote: »

Hey all,

I was on a Bus Eireann Bus / Coach today coming back from Kilkenny, and at around 5.45 / 6.00 pm we were coming along the North end of the quays in Dublin just before O'Connell Street bridge, and the coach I was on milled into a biker on the inside lane (possibly over taking a Dublin Bus).

I didn't see the actual moment of contact, but felt the coach swerve and then a very unpleasant scraping / dragging sound.

The coach pulled over and the driver ran back to the accident, I looked back from the window and it looked pretty serious. Biker wasn't moving and a crowd quickly assembled around him to see if he was ok...

We then had to get off the coach and gardai arrived on the scene and I didn't want to hang around and be a voyeur, so just left in the opposite direction.

From what I could tell / piece together the accident was a result of driver error by the coach driver.

Just wondering if anybody knows of this accident and if the guy is ok?

Poor biker probabaly had half a mililon I-Phones stuck in front of his face from passers by..

Didnt hear or see anything on the news about a serious injury or fatality,so please god it wasnt a serious fall/injury.


Hope the biker will be ok and make a speedy recovery..

Suasdaguna1

Fugh.....I hate hearing incidents like these. It just brings it home irrespective of how careful we are, we are so bloody vulnerable.

Get well soon fellow biker.