Road worker awarded €103,000 after bus ran over his foot while he was operating stop/go sign

Damien O’Donoghue sued his employer and Dublin Bus over 2015 incident

A bus on the quays: Damien O’Donoghue suffered a significant crush injury to his foot and spent 11 days in hospital after the incident on the Kilmore Road in Coolock. Photograph: Alan BetsonA traffic management worker whose foot was run over by a bus while he was operating a stop/go sign at roadworks has been awarded more than €103,000 by the High Court.

He claimed the Dublin Bus driver drove too fast, failed to keep a proper lookout and drove carelessly or dangerously. The court, which was shown video footage for the incident, heard Mr O’Donoghue had worked as a general operative and had three days training in traffic management before he began working as a controller.

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