Several injured as car driven by teen suspected of drink driving ploughs into crowd

The scene at O'Connell Street in Birr is currently preserved pending an examination by the Garda Technical Bureau, and local diversions have been put in place. File Picture: 

A number of people had a lucky escape after a car, driven by a teen suspected of drink-driving, mounted a kerb and hit pedestrians in Offaly. 

At approximately 12:20am this morning, a car hit a number of pedestrians after mounting a footpath at O'Connell Street in Birr.