Ten people have received medical treatment after a collision between a schoolbus and a car near Ahane in Co Limerick.
The incident happened at Ardvarna, Lisnagry at around 8.15am.
Seven students and driver on board the school bus, as well as two passengers from the car, were treated at the scene for minor injuries and shock.
Four of the casualties were taken to University Hospital Limerick and are being assessed in the emergency department - three of them in the paediatric department.
Their injuries are not thought to be serious.
The hospital said that no patients had been admitted at this stage.
Bus Éireann issued a statement saying the schoolbus involved was a contracted minibus carrying seven pupils en route to Newport Post Primary School.
The company said an investigation into the incident is being carried out by gardaí as well as an internal investigation.
The road is closed while a technical examination of the scene is carried out.
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