DPP gets file after 19 injured in bus accident

CRIMINAL charges may yet arise from a freak bus accident in Waterford last year that caused 19 people to be treated in hospital after a bus mounted a packed pavement on the city’s quayside.

Gardaí yesterday confirmed a file on the incident has been forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions who will decide whether or not to prosecute Bus Eireann or the driver of the vehicle.

“It totally depends on the evidence and whether or not the DPP will decide if anyone, be it the driver or the company, should be prosecuted,” Sgt John McDonald of Waterford Garda Station explained.