Eight injured in Roscommon bus crash

Seven teenagers and a bus driver were taken to hospital this evening after a crash involving a bus and a lorry.

Seven teenagers and a bus driver were taken to hospital this evening after a crash involving a bus and a lorry.

The collision happened shortly after 4.30pm at Clashaganny, Tulsk, towards the end of a school-run carrying the pupils from schools in Strokestown.

Gardaí in Roscommon say that the injuries appear to be minor and the injured are being transferred to Roscommon county hospital.

It is understood that about ten teenagers were on the bus when the collision occurred with a lorry.

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Severe traffic disruption followed the accident with motorists being diverted away from the scene and through Castlerea and Strokestown.