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26/05/2005
Funerals begin for bus crash victims
Two of the pupils killed in Monday’s bus crash in Co Meath have been buried today.
The funerals of Deirdre Scanlon, 17, and Claire McCluskey, 18, took place on Thursday morning.
Sinead Ledwidge, 17, and Lisa Callan, 15, will be buried on Thursday afternoon while the funeral of fifth victim, Amy McCabe, 15, will take place on Friday.
A special Mass has been held in St Mary's Church in Navan on Thursday while a Book of Condolence has also been opened at the offices of Meath County Council in the town.
Eight people are still being treated in hospital following Monday’s bus crash.
The exact cause of the crash is not yet clear, however, three separate investigations, led by Irish police, the Health and Safety Executive and Bus Eireann, are currently underway to try to establish the cause of the accident.
The incident, which occurred at around 4.30pm on Monday, saw a bus which was full of school children overturn at Casey's Cross at Kentstown near Navan.
(MB/SP)
The funerals of Deirdre Scanlon, 17, and Claire McCluskey, 18, took place on Thursday morning.
Sinead Ledwidge, 17, and Lisa Callan, 15, will be buried on Thursday afternoon while the funeral of fifth victim, Amy McCabe, 15, will take place on Friday.
A special Mass has been held in St Mary's Church in Navan on Thursday while a Book of Condolence has also been opened at the offices of Meath County Council in the town.
Eight people are still being treated in hospital following Monday’s bus crash.
The exact cause of the crash is not yet clear, however, three separate investigations, led by Irish police, the Health and Safety Executive and Bus Eireann, are currently underway to try to establish the cause of the accident.
The incident, which occurred at around 4.30pm on Monday, saw a bus which was full of school children overturn at Casey's Cross at Kentstown near Navan.
(MB/SP)
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