Seven hurt as sightseeing bus collides with Luas in city centre

Seven people were injured yesterday after a sightseeing bus collided with a Luas tram in Dublin city centre.

The crash happened near Bow St, on the red line, just before 11am.

Three people were taken to hospital, a spokeswoman for tram operator Luas said, including the tram driver. Another four people were described as “walking wounded” and were treated at the scene.

The tram, travelling towards Tallaght, was not derailed in the incident near the Smithfield area. Windows along one carriage are believed to have been smashed.

All Luas red line services between Blackhorse and the city centre were suspended following the crash.

The tram was driven from the scene of the accident to the depot at the Red Cow at about 12.30am.

“How it happened and the accountability for the accident at this stage has not been determined,” said a spokeswoman for the Luas.

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The bus involved in the accident was operated by Cityscape, a hop-on-hop-off sightseeing service. Cityscape declined to comment.