Garda ombudsman investigating collision between bus and car in Limerick
A female passenger suffered 'serious injuries' in the road traffic incident
The garda ombudsman is investigating a road traffic collision between a car and bus in Ballylanders on Saturday afternoon, Limerick Live has learned.
One of the car's occupants, an adult female, was airlifted to Cork University Hospital with "serious injuries". All of the occupants of the bus, thought to be around 20 children, were medically assessed at the scene. None required immediate hospital treatment.
A garda spokesperson said this Sunday: “A referral has been made under Section 102 of the Garda Síochána Act to An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) in relation to this incident.
“An Garda Síochána cannot make any further comment and any further enquiries should be directed to GSOC."
It is understood an off duty member of An Garda Siochana, who it is believed was the driver of the car, is not serving in the Limerick Division.
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A spokesperson for GSOC said they received a referral from An Garda Síochána on Saturday relating to a road traffic collision in Ballylanders.
“The referral was made by a garda superintendent under section 102(1) of the Garda Síochána Act, 2005.
“The matter is now under examination by GSOC further to section 91 of the Garda Síochána Act, 2005. As such, no further comment will be made at this time,” said the GSOC spokesperson.