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Driver’s lucky escape after bus crashes into house outside Keady

Tassagh Road bus crash

The driver of this bus escaped serious injury after his bus crashed into a house outside Keady on Monday afternoon.

Emergency services were despatched to the scene of the dramatic single-vehicle collision along the Tassagh Road at around 2.30pm.

A police spokesperson said there were no passengers on board at the time of the collision and that the road remained open to traffic at the time.

The bus driver, who had exited the vehicle by the time fire crews arrived on the scene, was left in the care of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service. His injuries were not believed to be serious.

Three crews from Armagh, Keady and Newry attended the scene at 2.30pm.

An NIFRS spokesperson commented: “Firefighters were called to a road traffic collision involving a bus and a residential property. One casualty was out on arrival and left in the care of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service. Firefighters made the scene safe and left the incident at 4.15pm.”

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