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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Darragh Murphy

Man rushed to hospital after car crashes into Aldi store in Rathmines, Dublin

A man was taken to hospital this morning after a car crashed into the window of the popular Aldi store in Rathmines, Dublin 6.

The circumstances around the incident remain unclear but a spokesperson for An Garda Siochana confirmed that only one car was involved in the collision, which forced the closure of the supermarket.

No other injuries were reported following the single-vehicle collision, which took place at approximately 7.30am on Monday morning.

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Due to the damage to the store, Aldi was forced to close for several hours on Monday morning, with a spokesperson for the supermarket saying: "Our Rathmines store remains closed this morning following an earlier incident. We hope to re-open as normal this afternoon. We apologise for any inconvenience."

The Aldi store in Rathmines, Dublin remained closed this morning (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto) (NurPhoto/PA Images)

Traffic disruptions were noted as a result of the incident throughout the busy commuter period, but Gardai have confirmed that the road reopened shortly after the collision.

A spokesperson for An Garda Siochana told The Irish Mirror: "Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a single-vehicle road traffic collision on the Rathmines Road Lower, Dublin 6, this morning, 20th March 2023 at approximately 7.30am. A man was taken to hospital for treatment.

"There are no other reports of injuries at this time. The road has now reopened. Enquiries are ongoing."

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