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Up to 26 people were injured, three seriously, when a Luas tram collided with a bus at the junction of Abbey Street and O’Connell Street in Dublin City centre this afternoon.

The double-decker Dublin Bus was coming from O’Connell Bridge when it collided with the tram shortly before 3pm. The Luas, which was moving in the direction of Lower Abbey Street, was derailed in the crash.