Casualties reported after car collides with crowd in cemetery

Several people have been injured, including one seriously, amid reports a car collided with crowds at a cemetery in the Republic of Ireland.
By The Newsroom
Published 21st Jul 2019, 19:30 BST
Videograbbed image taken with permission from a video posted on twitter of the scene in St Patrick's cemetery, Dowdallshill in DundalkVideograbbed image taken with permission from a video posted on twitter of the scene in St Patrick's cemetery, Dowdallshill in Dundalk
Videograbbed image taken with permission from a video posted on twitter of the scene in St Patrick's cemetery, Dowdallshill in Dundalk

Gardai confirmed an incident happened at around 4pm on Sunday in Co Louth.

The Irish police force said a pedestrian had been seriously injured while other people sustained minor injuries in an incident at Dowdallshill in Dundalk, not far across the Co Down border.

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In a statement, Garda said: “It is understood from initial investigations that one pedestrian (gender unknown) was seriously injured and a number of other pedestrians received minor injuries following a road traffic collision.”

Videograbbed image taken with permission from a video posted on twitter of the scene in St Patrick's cemetery, Dowdallshill in DundalkVideograbbed image taken with permission from a video posted on twitter of the scene in St Patrick's cemetery, Dowdallshill in Dundalk
Videograbbed image taken with permission from a video posted on twitter of the scene in St Patrick's cemetery, Dowdallshill in Dundalk

Footage posted online showed emergency services in attendance as a large crowd gathered in St Patrick’s cemetery, where broadcaster RTE said an annual blessing of the graves service had been taking place.

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