Former X Factor star Mary Byrne "thanks God that she walked away" from a horror bus smash - as she confirms she plans to take some time out to recover.
The Ballyfermot singer suffered arm injuries and tissue damage to her back and neck in the collision, which happened on Friday in the UK.
She has been touring in the UK with the cast of 'Menopause the Musical 2'.
It's understood that the tour bus she was on smashed into a truck that braked to avoid hitting a deer.
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Mary thanked fans for their concerns and said she will be taking some time out to rest.
She said: "Thank you so much to everyone for all the texts and messages and well wishes. I'm recovering and just thanking god that we all walked away.
"I'm going to take a little time out and then look forward to getting back to the amazing tour of Menopause the Musical 2. Love and hugs, Mary xx"
The 63-year-old has previously described the crash as "the most frightening thing that has ever happened to me".
She told the Irish Sun: "The poor guy driving the lorry in front, a deer ran out in front of him and he swerved but ended up killing the deer and jamming on his brakes.
"We went right into the back of him. The whole front of our bus was wrecked, the engine was destroyed.
"It was like an explosion. That’s what it sounded like. All I could see was people being thrown from one end of the bus to the other.
"Some of them had seat belts on, but some of them hadn’t." She added that she was "so lucky I had mine on".
The show had been due to open in Woking on Saturday for its UK tour but was postponed.
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