Dublin Bus 70% liable for student’s head injuries

Dublin Bus was 70% liable for catastrophic head injuries suffered by a young Spanish student after he was struck by a bus when he ran out onto the road in Bray, Co Wicklow, the Supreme Court has ruled.

Carlos Tesch, then aged 12, was with a number of Spanish friends on Herbert Rd on February 4, 2009, when he ran into the road to get away from a number of local youths who allegedly previously confronted the students verbally while brandishing hurleys.

The students were a short distance up Herbert Rd and had reached a lamppost when Carlos suddenly ran across the road and the Dublin Bus, which was coming behind him, crashed into him. He suffered severe head injuries rendering him unable to walk, talk or speak and requiring lifelong care.