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28th Oct 2016

A tour bus has crashed into the Luas in Dublin city centre

JOE

A Dublin City tour bus crashed into the Luas this morning.

The incident occurred near Smithfield on the Red Luas line.

The emergency services were called to the scene and are now dealing with it, with early reports suggesting seven people have been hurt.

None of their injuries are thought to be life threatening.

Some images were shared on Twitter of the crash appear to show the tour bus attempting to cross a junction where the Luas passes.

https://twitter.com/JohnXDonnelly/status/791945039282737152

 

https://twitter.com/JohnXDonnelly/status/791942501527498752

Luas shared an update on Twitter saying that the services are only running between Saggart, Tallaght and Blackhorse due to the incident. There are no services between The Point/Connolly and Blackhorse but Luas tickets are valid on Dublin Bus services for the duration.

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