€2.2m fines imposed on bus-crash defendants

Fines totalling €2.2m have been imposed on Bus Éireann, Meath County Council and Keltank Ltd for breaches of health and safety legislation arising out of the fatal crash in which five Meath schoolgirls died.

€2.2m fines imposed on bus-crash defendants
Fri, 06 Jun, 2008 - 16:27

Fines totalling €2.2m have been imposed on Bus Éireann, Meath County Council and Keltank Ltd for breaches of health and safety legislation arising out of the fatal crash in which five Meath schoolgirls died.

Judge Patrick McCartan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court fined Bus Éireann €2m; Meath County Council €100,000, and Keltank - a family run garage in Navan that serviced the school bus - €100,000.

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