LATEST: Students from school on Offaly border caught up in horror bus crash in Kilkenny

Students from a school in on the Offaly border were caught up the collision between a bus and a lorry in Tipperary earlier today. 

A group of Transition Year students from Coláiste Phobal Roscrea were travelling to Kilkenny when the collision took place between the bus they were travelling in and a truck. Eight students, two teachers and the drivers of both vehicles were hospitalised after the collision. 

Emergency services were alerted to the crash on the N77 at Ardloo shortly after 10.20am.

Colaiste Phobal released a statement this afternoon confirming that students and teachers from the school were caught up in the accident.

The statement reads:

"The school community at Coláiste Phobal Roscrea and it’s Patron Tipperary ETB wishes to extend its thoughts and well wishes to those injured in this morning’s road crash in Kilkenny.

"A group of our Transition Year students at Coláiste Phobal Roscrea were travelling to Kilkenny when the collision took place between the bus they were travelling in and a truck. Eight students, two teachers and the drivers of both vehicles were hospitalised after the collision.

"The students and teachers involved have received treatment for non-life threatening injuries at St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny, with one student and one teacher still in hospital at this time. We would like to extend our best wishes to them, as well as the drivers of both vehicles, who are still receiving hospital treatment for their injuries.

"NEPS, the psychological support service of the Department of Education, are supporting the school, and the school’s Critical Incident Team has been convened. 

"We will be working with staff and students affected to ensure they receive any necessary supports after experiencing this traumatic event."