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Dan O'Neill
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Traffic delays after wheel falls off bus in Dublin city centre
Passengers were transferred to another bus before continuing on their journey.
THERE WERE TRAFFIC delays in Dublin city centre this afternoon after a wheel fell off a bus approaching Custom House Quay.
Dublin Bus confirmed that a rear wheel came off a vehicle at Butt Bridge, close to Liberty Hall.
The bus was travelling along the 15b route from Rathfarnham when the incident happened just after 3pm.
Nobody was injured and passengers were transferred to another bus before continuing on their journey.
Traffic in the area remained heavy for some time after the bus was cleared.
Dublin Bus said it has begun an investigation into what happened.
“The safety and security of customers and employees is paramount,” a spokesperson said, adding that the company has “a robust maintenance regime in place for the security of wheels, including inspection and torquing of wheel nuts”.
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