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03 Mar 2026

UPDATE: Child taken to hospital following crash in Laois involving school bus

Three cars and a school bus were involved in the crashed on the N80 in Portlaoise this morning

An ambulance

A child was taken to hospital following a collision involving cars and a school bus in Portlaoise this morning. 

Gardai said “a child was taken to hospital as a precaution” following the collision and the N80 at Rossleighan at around 9.30pm. Gardaí said the child’s injuries are thought to be minor in nature. 

Diversions were put in place and a section of the N80 was closed this morning while emergency services dealt with the crash. The crash involved a bus and three cars. 

Portlaoise Garda said the road is now clear and reopened.

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