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A PEDESTRIAN HAS died after being knocked down in north Dublin late last night.
The incident happened shortly after 11pm on the Finglas Road.
A man in his 40s was struck by a van and pronounced dead at the scene.
His body was taken to Dublin City Morgue where post mortem is due to take place.
The incident led to delays on the inbound lane of the Finglas Road – one of the main thoroughfares into the city – after a section of the road close to the Tolka Valley Road junction was closed.
Garda Forensic Collision Investigators had been at the scene.
The road has since reopened.
Gardaí are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them at Finglas Garda Station on 016667500 or on the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.
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I live overlooking that stretch of road, fair play to the emergency services, they were on the scene within 2 mins and road closed off within 5.
That area of junctions have a large expanse of road that you have to cross before you reach the other side. just my 2 cents, I get hesitant when you have to cross roads like this as they are approx. twice the width of any ordinary road, also the cars are travelling a lot faster.
Jeez, you know what I mean, my brain not functioning properly yet.
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There’s also a proper pedestrian crossing 100m either side of the bus stop here so no need to be running across the main road.
Pedestrian crossings in Dublin are just legal places to get run over.
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