Donegal bus driver had 49 faults with his vehicle

A bus driver who collected dozens of schoolchildren each day had 49 defects on his vehicle — seven of which were classed as dangerous. Martin Hewitt appeared at Letterkenny District Court in County Donegal facing a number of charges after his bus was inspected by gardaí.

It followed concerns expressed by the Road Safety Authority when they were made aware of a defective bus which was doing school runs. Garda Sgt Vincent Muldoon said that, on February 22, 2018, he went to Murlog National School in Lifford and saw 39 schoolchildren getting off a bus.