Twelve people have been hospitalised following a crash involving a lorry and a school bus this morning.
Local Transition Year students were travelling on a school trip when the incident occurred at Ardloo, Kilkenny.
The driver of the lorry, a man in his 40s was airlifted to Tallaght University Hospital with serious injuries.
The bus driver, a male in is 50s was removed to Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Eight children and two teachers on the bus were removed from the scene by ambulance to St Lukes General Hospital, Kilkenny for treatment and assessment. Their injuries are described as not life-threatening.
Gardaí are appealing to anyone who was driving on the N77 with dashcam footage to contact them on (056) 7775000.
