Seven people were injured, including two critically, after the vehicle collided with pedestrians. It is understood a priest driving the vehicle lost consciousness at the wheel.
Gardai said the driver of the car fell ill and struck the group at 10.20am on Monday.
Emergency services rushed to the scene of the Church of Immaculate Conception in Clondalkin, west Dublin, where mourners had gathered for a funeral.
Witness and mourner Larry Noonan said that other people jumped out of the way to avoid the collision.
Mr Noonan, from Blackrock in south Dublin, said: “There was about 200 people standing around waiting for the hearse to arrive when there was a rumble of noise, it sounded like the church was collapsing, the sound was unbelievable and then we saw people rushing back.
“It was only about 20 feet away from me – it was packed with people – and then we discovered it was a car and people were underneath it. I believe there was about eight people injured.
All our resources have left the scene of the #Clondalkin RTC. In total 4 Fire, 1 Rescue Tender, 1 District Officer, 4 DFB ambulances and our Advanced Paramedic vehicle attended. A number of resources from @AmbulanceNAS and @GardaTraffic attended. Approx 13 people treated. https://t.co/qS58h9c1Ur
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) June 25, 2018
“Some people were…
… Read More
—
Click Read More to read the rest of the story from our content source/partners – Premier Christianity News.