Verdicts of accidental death have been returned by the jury at the inquest into the deaths of the five schoolgirls in the Navan bus crash in 2005.

Two companies charged over the Navan bus crash which claimed the lives of five young schoolgirls will have to wait until next year to stand trial.

The independent inquiry into the Navan bus crash has found that the anti-lock braking system on the school bus was disabled, it emerged tonight.