Bus catches fire on route to Oxegen

Forty festival-goers flee burning coach

Bus catches fire on route to Oxegen: R.E.M. are set to headline this year's Oxegen.

R.E.M. are set to headline this year's Oxegen.

Republic of Ireland | 11 July 2008

Forty festival-goers heading to this weekend's Oxegen Festival were forced to flee their bus after it caught fire.

The privately owned coach went up in flames along the M40 around 1pm causing considerable disruption along the motorway.

The accident happened near Finglas, Dublin with gardai (the Irish police) and ambulances quick to the scene. There were no reported injuries.

Oxegen Festival, which takes place at Punchestown Racecourse, Ireland kick off today (11July) and will run until Sunday (13 July). Rage Against The Machine, R.E.M. and Kings Of Leon are set to headline.

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