School transport: number of incidents with buses

Yesterday's fire follows a number of incidents involving the school bus fleet in the last year.

Yesterday's fire follows a number of incidents involving the school bus fleet in the last year.

May 23rd 2005: Five teenage girls died in a bus crash at Kentstown, near Navan.

April 4th 2006: Michael White (15) died after the bus in which he was travelling crashed near the village of Clara, Co Offaly.

April 28th: A school bus and waste disposal lorry were involved in a collision near Tulsk, Co Roscommon. Seven teenagers and a driver were taken to hospital.

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May 15th: A 13-year-old boy fell from the emergency exit of a school bus near Oram, Co Monaghan.

May 16th: 32 children had a narrow escape when their bus went on fire in Athboy, Co Meath.