Man, 80s, was pedestrian killed in horror Dublin city centre bus crash, gardai confirm
Gardai have confirmed that the pedestrian killed in a horror bus crash in Dublin city centre today was a man in his 80s.Gardaí and emergency services rushed to the scene of the crash involving a Bus Éireann vehicle on North Earl Street this afternoon. Tragically, one person was killed and three others have been hospitalised as a result of the incident.The man killed was pronounced dead at the scene. A second man, aged in his 20s, is being treated for serious but non-life-threatening injuries.A female pedestrian, aged in her 30s, and the bus driver, a woman in her 50s, are being treated in hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. The scene remains sealed off this evening, and gardai have issued another appeal to people to not share any footage from the incident on social media - and instead pass it on to them.A garda spokesperson said: "Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a fatal road traffic incident involving a bus on North Earl Street, Dublin 1, on Thursday 5th February 2026 shortly after 12:35pm. A male pedestrian, aged in his 80s, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The Coroner has been notified."A second male pedestrian (20s) is being treated in hospital for serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the bus (female, 50s) and a female pedestrian (30s) are being treated in hospital for non-life-threatening injuries."Restrictions are in place around the scene, which has been preserved for examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators. Local traffic and pedestrian diversions are in place."A Senior Investigative Officer (SIO) has been appointed to lead the investigation from an incident room at Store Street Garda Station. A Family Liaison Officer (FLO) has been appointed to the family of the deceased."An Garda Síochána requests that if anyone has photographs or video of the incident to not share them but to make them available to the Garda investigation team at Store Street Garda Station. Anyone who was in the area between 12:15pm and 1:00pm and who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) is asked to make that footage available to investigating Gardaí."Gardaí can be contacted at Store Street Garda Station on 01 666 8000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station. Investigations are ongoing."Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage.
