drunk teen in moms car runs over pedestrians

A TEENAGER HAS been arrested and a number of people are in hospital with non life-threatening injuries after a car mounted a footpath in Co Offaly early this morning.

At around 12.20am today, a car hit a number of pedestrians after mounting a footpath at O’Connell Street in Birr, Gardaí said.

A video from the scene indicates the group of people were standing outside a chipper when they were struck. Some people appear to have been trapped underneath the car afterwards

members of the public are seen in the footage making efforts to lift the vehicle before emergency services arrived.

Gardaí arrived to the scene and arrested the driver, a male juvenile aged in his late teens, on suspicion of drink driving and took him to Birr Garda Station.

A blood sample was provided and he was later released pending further investigations.

A number of people were taken to Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore with injuries. At this time, Gardaí say it’s reported none of the injuries are life threatening.