The Minister for Transport has promised a detailed investigation into what he has described as an “horrific” crash between a bus and a Luas tram on Dublin's O'Connell Street yesterday.

A double-decker bus which was involved in a collision with a tram in Dublin’s city centre had been given a green light, transport chiefs claimed today.

The northbound side of Dublin's O'Connell Street has been reopened to traffic this morning following yesterday's incident when a LUAS tram and a double-decker bus were in collision.

The northbound side of Dublin's O'Connell Street remains closed this morning following yesterday's incident when a LAUS tram and a double-decker bus were in collision.