A 60-year-old tourist who was hit by a double-decker bus on Dublin's O'Connell Street last week has died in hospital.
Marie Buckland, originally from Co Sligo, had been visiting from the UK. She and her 56-year-old friend were hit by the Dublin Bus at a pedestrian crossing last Thursday.
The incident prompted Dublin City Council to review the safety of the plaza surrounding the Spire in O'Connell Street
Ms Buckland was taken to St James's Hospital with serious head injuries while the other woman was taken to the Mater hospital with minor injuries.
Both were on holiday from England and had travelled from Mayo for a day's shopping. Six passengers were on the 145 bus, which was travelling from Mountjoy Square to Bray.
It appears the two women stepped off the footpath at a point where it is difficult to tell the road from the kerb. As part of the O'Connell Street area plan, roadspace has been narrowed and the roadway has been raised to the same level as the footpath to facilitate pedestrian access.
A Dublin Bus spokeswoman said eyewitnesses reported "the driver was driving correctly through a green light". She said the driver had said "he was driving slowly through the light." He had given a statement to gardaí and there was no question of a suspension in what was "a very unfortunate accident".