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Case No. 1088Road traffic collision (serious injury) · Co. Dublin · 27 Aug 2025

Cyclist seriously injured in truck collision on Con Colbert Road, Kilmainham, Dublin

A male cyclist in his 40s was seriously injured in a collision with a truck at Con Colbert Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, shortly after 11am on Wednesday 27 August 2025. He was taken to St James's Hospital for treatment of serious injuries, and no other injuries were reported at the time. The road was closed and has since reopened. Gardaí launched an urgent appeal for dash-cam footage from road users in the area between 10:15am and 11:15am on 27 August. A separate road traffic collision at the junction of Castle Road and Ballyowen Road in Lucan, Co Dublin, occurred shortly after 1:30pm on Thursday 28 August 2025, with no serious injuries reported.

  1. Reported27 Aug
    2 reports
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A two-vehicle collision involving a truck and a bicycle occurred at Con Colbert Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8.
  • The male cyclist, aged in his 40s, was hospitalised with serious injuries at St James's Hospital.
Where
The cyclist collision occurred at Con Colbert Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, and a separate road traffic collision occurred at the junction of Castle Road and Ballyowen Road in Lucan, Co Dublin.
When
The cyclist collision occurred shortly after 11am on Wednesday 27 August 2025, and the Lucan collision occurred shortly after 1:30pm on Thursday 28 August 2025.
Other details
  • No other injuries were reported at the cyclist collision, and no serious injuries were reported at the Lucan incident.
  • The road was closed following the cyclist collision and has since reopened.
  • An eyewitness reported seeing a few girls crying at the scene of the Lucan incident.
Investigation
  • Gardaí and emergency services responded to both scenes.
  • Gardaí are appealing for dash-cam footage from road users in the Con Colbert Road area between 10:15am and 11:15am on 27 August 2025.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA two-vehicle collision involving a truck and a bicycle occurred at Con Colbert Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatNo other injuries were reported at the time. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe collision occurred at the junction of Castle Road and Ballyowen Road in Lucan, Co Dublin. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whenThe collision occurred shortly after 11am on Wednesday 27 August 2025. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe incident took place shortly after 1:30pm on Thursday 28 August 2025. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing for dash-cam footage from road users in the area between 10:15am and 11:15am on 27 August 2025. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí and emergency services responded to the scene. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherThe road was closed and has since reopened. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherNo serious injuries have been reported. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherAn eyewitness reported seeing a few girls crying at the scene. (dublinlive.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 28 Aug2025
    Reporteddublinlive.ie, follow-up
    Gardai and ambulances rush to west Dublin crash

    Initial breaking-news report of the collision; no serious injuries confirmed by Gardaí.

  2. 27 Aug2025
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Cyclist hospitalised with serious injuries following collision involving truck

    Gardaí launched an urgent witness appeal for dash-cam footage and information from road users in the Con Colbert Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 area between 10:15am and 11:15am on 27 August 2025.

    victim, 40s, male