30 children in coach accident

Some 30 children from Tallaght, Co Dublin, were treated for shock last night in Letterkenny Hospital last night

Some 30 children from Tallaght, Co Dublin, were treated for shock last night in Letterkenny Hospital last night. The driver of the coach was treated for a fractured arm.

The children, members of the Tallaght Youth Band travelling with five adults, were returning from the Mary of Dungloe Festival in Co Donegal when their coach slid into a ditch near Glenties after pulling over to let a van overtake.

It is understood none of the children were injured. They were discharged from hospital late last night.