Luas speed limit reduced at pedestrian crossing following fatal accident, inquest hears

Patricia Quinn, 71, stepped out from behind a passing city-bound tram into the path of a tram going in the opposite direction in Tallaght, Dublin, in February 2019

Luas tram driver and instructor Wayne Clifford, left, and tram driver Robert O'Neill leaving Dublin District Coroner's Court on Wednesday afternoon after giving evidence to the inquest into the death of 71-year old-Patricia Quinn. Picture: Colin Keegan/ Collins 

The speed limit on a section of the Luas Red Line near Tallaght was lowered from 70km/h to 40km/h following a fatal incident in which a pedestrian was struck by a tram, an inquest has heard.

A sitting of Dublin District Coroner’s Court into the death of Patricia Quinn, 71, heard conflicting evidence from witnesses representing Transport Infrastructure Ireland and Transdev, the Luas operator, over which had decided to reduce the speed limit.