Woman seriously injured after car-bus accident with children in Co Limerick

A major emergency operation is underway in Ballylanders, Co. Limerick, after a car and a bus carrying children were involved in a collision this afternoon.

A large number of ambulances, gardaí and two helicopters were on scene.

It is clear that a number of people were injured. A woman was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Shannon-based Coast Guard Rescue Helicopter 115 was commissioned but later withdrawn.

A Garda spokesperson said: “Shortly before 3pm, Gardaí and emergency services responded to reports of a collision between a car and a bus on the R513 at Ballylanders, County. Limerick.

‘One of the occupants of the car, an adult woman, was taken to Cork University Hospital with serious injuries.’

They added: ‘All occupants of the bus were medically examined at the scene and none require immediate hospital treatment. The road is currently closed to traffic and local diversions are in place.”

Additional reporting by Marija Voznuka.