Bus crash probe drawing to a close
The independent investigation into the Navan school bus crash is expected to end today.
Five teenage girls were killed and 46 children injured when the bus overturned as it was taking youngsters home from school in Navan, Co Meath, last May.
The eight-person inquiry team appointed in the wake of the accident is holding its final meeting to complete its report.
Some of the issues expected to be examined in the report include the the anti-lock braking system on the school bus, which is believed to have been disabled, and the state of the road between Navan and Kentstown, which was being resurfaced at the time.
Bus Éireann has said the report will be published very shortly. The inquiry team, which is headed by former assistant Garda commissioner Jim McHugh, had requested more time in August to complete its investigation.
A separate garda investigation into the accident has been completed and a file has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions. Another investigation by the Health and Safety Authority is still under way.
