Woman with special needs mistakenly locked in bus for seven hours

A care centre for adults with special needs has apologised after one of the women who uses its service was mistakenly locked in a minibus and left at a garage all day.

The young woman, who was supposed to be dropped at the MooreHaven centre in Tipperary town, was found in a distressed state by her bus driver after spending almost seven hours alone in a bus yard at Limerick Junction.

The incident happened on Monday, May 27, and although the woman’s absence from the centre was noted, it was thought she had not turned up and would explain why when she returned.