Inquest into Dublin bus tragedy adjourned

The inquest into the deaths of five people killed in a Dublin bus crash was opened and adjourned today.

The city coroner’s court heard that the three women and two men died from crush-related injuries.

Inspector Dan Quill of Pearse Street Garda Station applied for the inquest into all five deaths to be adjourned.

He said: “A criminal investigation is being carried out in the matter.”

A file is with the DPP and police are awaiting directions, which should be received in three to four months.

The five people killed died in the crash in Wellington Quay involving two double-decker buses on February 21.