M7 motorway now fully reopened after bus fire on Laois Tipperary border
The eastbound lane of the motorway had been closed between Junction 21 and 22
The M7 motorway through Laois has now fully reopened following an earlier bus fire.
Emergency services from Laois had rushed to the scene of a bus fire on the M7 earlier this morning.
“There was a number of children on the bus. They were all evacuated. No injuries,” a Laois Garda spokesperson said.
Laois Gardaí responded to the incident as did fire crews from Rathdowney and Roscrea in Co Tipperary.
The bus fire occurred on the M7 between Junction 21 and 22 near Borris- in-Ossory and the Tipperary border forcing a temporary full closure of the road.
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Gardaí placed diversion along the motorway while the children were safely taken from the road. The Eastbound lane of the motorway had remained closed following the fire.
Transport Infrastructure Ireland(TII) say the road has now fully reopened.
The incident caused delays and tailbacks for motorists.