Bus hero who saved elderly passenger settles €38k claim

A man who risked life and injury to assist an elderly passenger and others from a bus that had become engulfed in flames has settled his €38,000 damages claim against Bus Éireann.

Bernadette Kirby, counsel for Eddie Martin, aged 44, of Cypress Gardens, Bay Estate, Dundalk, Co Louth, told the Circuit Civil Court that his claim had been settled following talks.

The settlement figure was not divulged in court.