Gardaí To Begin Witness Interviews Over Fatal Bus Crash In Westmeath

Investigators are continuing to examine the scene after a bus left the road and collided with a ditch near Moate yesterday.

Gardaí will begin to interview witnesses to a fatal bus crash in Westmeath in next few days.

Investigators are continuing to examine the scene, after a bus left the road and collided with a ditch near Moate yesterday evening at around 5.30pm.

The driver died and a number of passengers were injured in the incident.

Bus Éireann are thanking emergency services for their assistance, and are expressing their sympathies to the friends and families of the 55-year-old man who died in the crash.

Read More: Bus Éireann Release Statement Following Fatal Midlands Bus Crash

Local Fine Gael Councillor Tom Farrell says he's deeply sorry for the family and friends of the driver:

Read More: Gardaí Examining Scene Of Fatal Midlands Bus Crash This Morning

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