It is expected that a file will be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in relation to the death of Dublin pensioner Frank Daly, who was 85 when he died after being hit by a Bus Éireann vehicle.
Post-mortem results show that Mr Daly died as a result of multi-organ and musculoskeletal injuries and a transection (tear) of his aorta.
The bus crashed through a pedestrian area near the junction of North Earl Street and Marlborough Street on 5 February.
Mr Daly, 85, of Bargy Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, died after sustaining fatal injuries in the incident.
At a sitting of Dublin District Coroner’s Court, Detective Inspector Ken Hoare said a file on the investigation into Mr Daly’s death would be sent to the DPP.
He applied for an adjournment of an inquest into Mr Daly’s death under Section 25 (1) of the Coroners Act 1962, saying that criminal proceedings are being considered.
The Detective Inspector said the investigation file was “complete” and that gardaí were awaiting a forensic collision report.
Mr Daly’s brother, Dermot Daly, told the coroners court that he, as Frank Daly’s next of kin, formally identified his brother’s body to Gardaí at Dublin City Mortuary in Whitehall.
Coroner Dr Clare Keane granted the adjournment application and listed the case for further mention to 22 April 2027.
The fatal collision took place as the bus was travelling up Talbot Street, Dublin 1, at approximately 12:30 pm, to take a left turn onto the one-way traffic flow on Marlborough Street, when it appeared to drive across the road into a pedestrianised area of North Earl Street.
Three other pedestrians also sustained injuries during the incident and were conveyed to hospital. Among them was a male in his 20s who sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver, a woman aged in her fifties, was taken to hospital after the crash.