A man in his 20s has died after he was hit by a bus in Dublin.
It happened at 11:30pm last night outside Busáras at the junction of Amiens Street and Store Street.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene and his remains have been removed to the City Morgue.
It marks the tenth death on Irish roads this week alone.
The road remains closed this morning while Gardaí carry out a forensic investigation.
The closures are impacting on the junctions at both Amiens Street and Store Street and Beresford Place and Amiens Street.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to contact them.
They are particularly interested in talking to anyone who was in the area between 11:15pm and 11:45pm and may have camera footage.
No other injuries were reported in the incident.
The Garda investigation is continuing.
In a statement to Newstalk, Bus Éireann said:
"Due to a serious incident in the area, Busáras is currently closed for all services.
"Below are the currrent alternative departure points:
"Routes 2/X2; 4; 22 and 23 – From Dublin Airport
"Depart from George’s Quay- Routes 23, 30, 32
"Depart from Customs House Quay towards Airport 100X, 101X
"No changes 101
"Depart from Lower Gardiner St 103
"No changes 109, 109x
"Depart from Talbot St 109B, 111
"Depart from Busáras (Gate 15) 115
"No changes 132
"No changes 133
"Services to depart from Townsend St 245X
"Depart from Busáras (Gate 15) Translink Bus: from Dublin to Belfast / from Dublin to Derry
"These alterations are expected to be in place until approximately 12:00, but may change suddenly depending on roads reopening.
"We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause our passengers."
'The most dangerous activity'
The deceased is the tenth person to die in a road traffic collision in the space of a week; last Friday, four young people died in Clonmel on their way to a Leaving Cert celebration.
On Tuesday, two grandparents and their grandson died after the car they were in hit a wall near Cashel; two adults are also in hospital in a serious condition.
On Wednesday, a man in his 40s died in a single-vehicle collision in Carrowreagh, Bridge End, Donegal and in Portlaoise, Laois a three-year-old girl died after she was hit by a car.
Yesterday, Superintendent Liam Geraght pleaded with drivers to take care on the roads.
“We’re definitely seeing an increase in road traffic collisions on our roads, not just this year, but last year, following on from what would be a reasonably good road safety record up to 2019 and 2020,” he said.
“At times, we take using our roads for granted, they are a dangerous place.
“It is the most dangerous activity that any individual will do on any given day.”
Main image: Garda road closure.
