{
  "id": 2132734,
  "title": "File on death of man, 85, in Dublin bus crash sent to DPP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/file-on-death-of-man-85-in-dublin-bus-crash-sent-to-dpp",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T12:23:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
    "slug": "rte-news",
    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0820/1588652-dublin-bus-crash-inquest/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Frank Daly, an 85-year-old resident of Bargy Road in Dublin's East Wall, met his demise when a Bus Éireann bus plowed through a busy pedestrian zone in the city center on February 5th. Detective Inspector Ken Hoare informed Dublin District Coroner's Court that a file detailing the investigation into Mr. Daly's death would be forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The investigation has been ongoing, pending the receipt of a forensic collision report. Daly's brother, Dermot, confirmed his identity at Dublin City Mortuary. Post-mortem results indicated multi-organ and musculoskeletal injuries, along with a tear in Mr. Daly's aorta. The bus, traveling from North Earl Street to Marlborough Street, was believed to have made a disastrous turn onto North Earl Street. Three other pedestrians also sustained injuries, with one male in his twenties suffering serious yet non-life-threatening wounds. The bus driver, a woman in her fifties, was treated at a hospital and subsequently released. Bus Éireann clarified that the double-decker bus was not on duty at the time of the collision. Daly, a former dispatcher with The Irish Times for over four decades until his retirement in 2002, was a well-known walker and frequent customer at Ann’s Bakery near the crash site. Colleagues at the bakery displayed a photograph of Daly in remembrance of his life.",
  "summary": "A file is expected to be sent to the DPP over the death of a pensioner who was killed when a bus crashed through a pedestrian area in Dublin city centre earlier this year, an inquest has heard.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Man sent forward for trial over Dublin mosque arson",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/man-sent-forward-for-trial-over-dublin-mosque-arson",
        "published": "2026-08-20T14:31:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}