
A WOMAN was seriously injured today (Saturday) after a car she was traveling in was in a collision with a bus carrying children, shortly before 3pm, near Ballylanders, County Limerick.
The woman was airlifted by the HSEโs national air ambulance to Cork University Hospital with a serious head injury.
Itโs understood four others involved in the incident sustained minor injuries.
According to sources there were 23 children on board the bus. None of the bus occupants sustained serious injuries.
The R513 remains closed as Gardaรญ await a Garda Forensic Collision Investigator to carry out a technical examination of the vehicles and the scene.
A major emergency plan swung into operation involving Gardaรญ and the National Ambulance Service, fire fighters from Kilmallock, County Limerick, and north Cork.
The Shannon-based Coast Guard Rescue Helicopter (115) was also tasked to the scene but stood down a short time later.
A Garda spokesperson said: โShortly before 3pm, Gardaรญ and emergency services responded to reports of a collision between a car and a bus on the R513 at Ballylanders, County Limerick.โ
โOne of the car’s occupants, an adult female, has been airlifted to Cork University Hospital with serious injuries.
โAll bus occupants were medically assessed at the scene and none require immediate hospital treatment.
โThe road is currently closed to traffic and local diversions are in place.โ
The Garda spokesperson added that โno additional information is available at this timeโ and that โa full report from the scene is awaitedโ.