UPDATE: Three people hospitalised after accident involving a bus in Offaly
Three people were hospitalised after accident involving a bus in Offaly this afternoon.
The accident happened on the N52 outside Kilcormac on the road to Tullamore.
Gardai say that three vehicles were involved in the accident. It is understood that one of the vehicles was a bus.
Three people were taken to hospital following the accident with what gardai describe as non-life threatening injuries.
One lane of the road was closed for a time this afternoon.
Gardai say an investigation into the accident is ongoing.
Early this morning, a man lost his life in a single vehicle accident outside Tullamore.