''You'd want to send down about a half a dozen ambulances.''
Two people remain in a critical condition and several others were injured, after a car collided with a group of people outside a church in Clondalkin at around 10:20am this morning.
Reports say seven people were taken to hospital and 13-people were treated at the scene.
It is understood the driver, a priest, suffered a heart attack on the grounds of the Church in Clondalkin earlier this morning while operating the vehicle.
The victims of the crash and the priest were all attending a funeral at the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
Larry Mooney, a witness, said the noise was horrific, Breakingnews.ie reports
"It was almost like the church collapsing, it was that loud and heavy," said Mr Mooney
"It wasn't just like a car sound hitting a wall...like an earthquake."
Meanwhile, local woman Maureen McNulty was just a metre away when the accident happened, and says she is lucky to be alive.
"The place was littered with people on the ground...frightening," said Ms McNulty.
"The ambulance said 'how many do you need?' and I said you'd want to send down about a half a dozen ambulances.
"But it was frightening."
The funeral which was scheduled for 10am at the church, is now taking place this afternoon.
