"Bus Eireann said it was "deeply saddened" to confirm that there had been a fatality and that several people had been injured after its vehicle was involved in a "serious collision involving pedestrians". The company's chief executive Jean O'Sullivan said: "We are profoundly saddened by this tragic incident. "On behalf of everyone at Bus Eireann, I extend our deepest condolences to the family of the deceased, and our thoughts are with all those affected at this very difficult time.""
"The vehicle involved - a Bus Eireann double-decker - has been removed from the scene, and the pedestrianised North Earl Street reopened. A Garda cordon has been cleared but evidence of Thursday's crash remained - a damaged shop front and traffic cones where a street light was knocked down. The bus crashed into pedestrians as it came off the junction of Talbot Street and Marlborough Street, onto the beginning of the pedestrianised area."
An elderly man in his eighties from East Wall, Dublin, died after a Bus Eireann double-decker struck pedestrians at the junction of Talbot Street and Marlborough Street, entering the pedestrianised North Earl Street. Three other people were injured: a man in his 20s with serious injuries, a woman in her 30s with non-life-threatening injuries, and the bus driver, a woman in her 50s, with non-life-threatening injuries. The vehicle has been removed and the pedestrianised area reopened, though a damaged shop front and a knocked-down street light remain. Bus Eireann and political figures offered condolences. Gardaí are investigating and have appointed a liaison officer and requested witness photos or video.
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