A teenage boy has been arrested in connection with the crash
A teenage girl has died in hospital after being hit by a scrambler bike in Dublin. The girl was a pedestrian and had been seriously injured in the crash on Sunday afternoon and has since died in hospital.
Gardai said they were called to Finglas, Dublin at around 2.20pm on Sunday afternoon, January 25. Emergency services were alerted to a collision between a scrambler motorcycle and a pedestrian on Ratoath Road.
The pedestrian, a teenage girl, was taken to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown for treatment of her injuries but, tragically, she died in hospital later that evening.
Meanwhile, an adult male and a teenage boy who were thought to be on the scrambler bike were also hospitalised with injuries that are not life-threatening.
Gardai have confirmed that a teenage boy has been arrested in connection with the incident. He is currently being held under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda station in the Dublin Region, reports the Irish Mirror.
A technical examination of the scene has been carried out by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators and the road has since been reopened to traffic.
Investigators are now renewing their appeal for witnesses, particularly those who may have dash-cam footage from around the time of the collision, to come forward.
A spokesperson for An Garda Siochana told the Irish Mirror: “Gardaí continue to appeal to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them.
“Any road users or pedestrians who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were in the area between 2.10pm and 2.40pm are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí.
“Anyone with information is asked to contact Finglas Garda Station on (01) 6667500, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.”
