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04/09/2013
Prison Vehicle Overturns On M6 Injuring Three
A prisoner and two prison guards are being treated in hospital after the van they were travelling in overturned on the M6 in CO Galway.
It is thought the Prison Service vehicle, a standard prisoner transfer vehicle, suffered a tyre blowout causing it to overturn between junctions 16 and 17.
The three injured are being treated at Galway University Hospital, their injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
(MH/CD)
It is thought the Prison Service vehicle, a standard prisoner transfer vehicle, suffered a tyre blowout causing it to overturn between junctions 16 and 17.
The three injured are being treated at Galway University Hospital, their injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
(MH/CD)
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