A number of people are also reported to have been treated at the scene by emergency services.
One person has been seriously injured following a road crash in Kerry on Tuesday (31 May).
The collision occurred at around 10.50am at Loo Bridge and involved a tourist bus and a truck transporting a crane.
The driver of the bus is reported to have sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was transported by the Irish Community Air Ambulance to Cork University Hospital.
We were on scene today at an RTC involving a crane and a bus in #Kerry. We were ‘on scene’ 15 minutes after being tasked by @AmbulanceNAS https://t.co/cPytbEq74C
— CRITICAL Charity (@CRITICALcharity) May 31, 2022
According to RTÉ News, up to 30 tourists were on the bus at the time of the crash, eight of whom sustained scratches and bruises and were treated at the scene by emergency services.
“Gardaí are currently at the scene of a two-vehicle road traffic collision that occurred at approximately 10.50 am on the 31 May, 2022 at Loo Bridge, Co. Kerry,” a Garda spokesperson told JOE.
“The driver of one vehicle has been taken to Cork University Hospital with serious injuries.”
Gardaí also said it was understood that “a number of passengers were treated at the scene by emergency services”.
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