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06 Sept 2025

Three people hospitalised following serious crash between bus and car in Donegal

The Bus Éireann Expressway coach is understood to have had 13 people on board when the accident happened

Three people hospitalised following serious crash between bus and car in Donegal

The scene at Manorcunningham. Photo: NW Newspix

A bus has crashed into a field in Manorcunningham, Co Donegal following a collision with a car this morning, with three people taken to hospital.

The Bus Éireann Expressway coach is understood to have had 13 people on board as it made its way from Letterkenny to Derry, with the accident happening at 10am approximately.

Emergency services, including gardaí, ambulances and the Donegal County Fire Service, are at the scene, which is between Magherabeg National School and the Swilly Inn. 

"The three people have been taken to Letterkenny University Hospital as a precaution," An Garda Siochana said.

The road remains closed at this time. Local diversions are currently in place.

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