Lucky escape for bystanders in bus crash

FIVE bystanders had a lucky escape when a bus crashed into a building in Castleisland, Co Kerry, yesterday, killing the driver.

The driver was John O’Callaghan, 62, from Abbeydorney, Co Kerry. The 52-seater, private bus, which had no passengers, was on its way from Tralee to Dublin when it crashed into the drapery premises of JK O’Connor, Lower Main Street, Castleisland, at about 3.15am.

The corner of the three-storey building was extensively damaged and a heap of rubble collapsed in front of the bus, which was also badly damaged.