THE first report into last May’s tragic Co Meath bus crash, in which five young schoolgirls lost their lives, will not be published on the instruction of the Director of Public Prosecution.

The garda investigation into May’s bus crash near Navan, which killed five schoolgirls, is complete and has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions, it emerged tonight.

Gardaí are waiting to gather further evidence before interviewing the bus driver at the centre of the worst school bus crash in Irish history, it emerged tonight.

A father tonight praised a heroic teenager who rescued his injured daughter from the worst schoolbus crash in Irish history.

Fitting seatbelts on all school buses by September is impossible, Education Minister Mary Hanafin said today.

Flags at Loreto Convent flew at halfmast today as teachers attempted to console devastated pupils streaming into the school.

Gardaí were today preparing to interview the driver of a bus which was involved in the worst school vehicle crash in Irish history.

Gardaí have named the five teenage girls who died in yesterday's school bus tragedy near Navan in Co Meath.