The speed limit on a section of the Luas Red Line near Tallaght was lowered from 70kmh to 40kmh following a fatal incident in which an elderly pedestrian was struck by a tram, an inquest has heard.
A sitting of Dublin District Coroner’s Court into the death of Patricia Quinn, 71, heard conflicting evidence from witnesses representing Transport Infrastructure Ireland and Transdev, the Luas operator, over who had decided to reduce the speed limit.
Ms Quinn, a married mother of five from The Meadows East, Belgard Heights, Tallaght, Co Dublin suffered fatal injuries after being struck by a tram on a pedestrian crossing between the Cookstown and Tallaght Hospital stops on February 14, 2019.
