Donegal to Dublin coach involved in 'serious road traffic collision'

A Fermanagh road has reopened following a crash involving a bus travelling from Donegal to Dublin on Friday evening.

The Bus Éireann express service, which had left Donegal Town at 5:30pm, was involved in a two-vehicle collision at approximately 7pm on Friday at Derrylin Road near Enniskillen, with some passengers understood to have minor injuries.

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The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service said: “The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service received a 999 call at 19:00 on Friday 28 November following reports of a two-vehicle road traffic collision on Derrylin Road, Enniskillen.

"NIAS dispatched two Rapid Response Paramedics, two Emergency Crews and an Ambulance Officer to the incident. Following assessment and initial treatment at the scene, no patients were taken to hospital."

Bus Éireann confirmed the coach involved was the Donegal to Dublin service: "Bus Éireann can confirm that yesterday evening, 28 November, one of our Expressway Route 30 services was involved in a serious road traffic collision involving another vehicle in the Derrylin Road area of Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh," it said in a statement this morning.

"Emergency services and Bus Éireann personnel attended the scene. The safety of our passengers, staff and the public is of paramount importance to Bus Éireann. We will provide any assistance required to the relevant authorities.”