Gardai rush to scene as number of passengers injured in crash between bus and car in Donegal

Gardaí are at the scene of a crash between a car and a bus in Co Donegal. The incident occurred this morning (December 11) at 9.30am between Manorcunningham and Newtowncunningham, close to a national school.

There were 13 passengers on the bus, a Bus Éireann Expressway bus, with witnesses telling Donegal Daily that there were a number of people injured. The road is currently closed, and diversions are in place. Bus Éireann have said on their website that the 9.



40 Manorncunningham – Derry and 11.10 Donegal – Derry services have been cancelled due to an incident. ‘Gardaí and emergency services are at the scene of a road traffic collision which occurred at approximately 10am this morning in Manorcunningham, Co.

Donegal,’ a statement from Gardaí told Extra.ie . ‘The collision involved a bus and a car.

Three people have been taken to Letterkenny University Hospital as a precaution.’ ‘The road remains closed at this time. Local diversions are currently in place.

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