12 people, including a number of secondary school students, have been injured following a collision between a bus and a truck in County Kilkenny.
Eight secondary school students, two teachers, a bus driver and a truck driver have since been taken to hospital.
The collision occurred at the Dinan Bridge on the Kilkenny to Ballyragget Road at around 10am this morning, when up to 40 Transition Year students were embarking upon a school trip.
The truck driver was airlifted to Tallaght University Hospital, while the eight students and two teachers are being treated at St Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny.
The driver of the bus has been taken to Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore.
Gardaí say that while a number of people sustained serious injuries, no one is in a critical condition.
