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06/03/2008
Lucky Escape For Pupils Involved In Car Collision
More than 20 school pupils from Mullingar in County Westmeath have narrowly escaped injury when the school bus they were travelling in was involved in a head-on collision with a car.
The incident, which happened this morning, involved 22 pupils from Sonna National School in Slane Moore.
The crash occurred at Bun Brosna, one mile off the main Longford to Mullingar road.
The driver of the car suffered minor injuries in the crash.
Despite both vehicles being write-offs, nobody else was seriously hurt.
(NS/JM)
The incident, which happened this morning, involved 22 pupils from Sonna National School in Slane Moore.
The crash occurred at Bun Brosna, one mile off the main Longford to Mullingar road.
The driver of the car suffered minor injuries in the crash.
Despite both vehicles being write-offs, nobody else was seriously hurt.
(NS/JM)
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