25/09/2007

Eight Hurt In Roscommon Crash

Eight people have been injured in a collision involving a minibus and a car in Co Roscommon this morning.

The accident happened shortly before 9am on the Castlerea Road.

The driver of the car and seven teenagers from the minibus have been taken to hospital.

It is understood the minibus was taking the teenagers to the National Ploughing Championships in Tullamore, when it collided with the car.

The driver of the car has been described as being seriously injured, while the teenagers' injuries are being treated as minor.

(LC/SP)

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