Driver hospitalised after bus crashes into wall in Cork city estate

The driver was taken for medical assessment after the bus veered off the road and struck a garden wall

It is understood that the 208 bus crashed into a garden wall after going off the road. File photo Denis Minihane.

The driver of a bus that crashed into a wall in Cork city was taken to hospital.

The incident occurred in a housing estate in Ashmount, Silversprings, Tivoli, shortly after 7pm.

It is understood that the 208 bus crashed into a garden wall after going off the road.

Four people were on the bus; three passengers and the driver.

A garda spokesperson confirmed the driver, a man aged in his 50s, was taken to hospital for medical assessment.

"The three passengers on board at the time did not require immediate medical treatment," added the spokesperson.

Victor Shine of the Cork Fire Brigade told the Irish Examiner that the driver suffered minor injuries but required observation, so he was taken to the hospital.

He added: "The three passengers were discharged at the scene of the incident by HSE staff.

"The bus was recovered by Bus Eireann".