Man hospitalised after car mounts footpath and crashes into Dublin supermarket

Gardaí attended the scene of a single-vehicle road traffic collision on Rathmines Road Lower around 7.30am.

The car mounted the footpath, hitting a bus stop pole and caused damage to the exterior of Aldi on Rathmines Road, smashing the window.

A man was taken to hospital for treatment.

Gardaí have said there are no other reports of injuries and the road has now reopened.

Aldi Ireland said the Rathmines store will remain closed this morning following the incident and no staff were injured.

“ALDI can confirm that our Rathmines store will be closed this morning following an earlier incident,” said a spokesman.

“Thankfully, no staff members were injured, and we hope to be able to reopen as normal this afternoon. We apologise to customers for any inconvenience caused and confirm this is now a matter for the gardaí,” said the retailer.