A woman and young child are being treated in hospital after they were struck by a car in Ennis this afternoon.
The incident occurred at around 2.15pm at the junction of Francis Street and the Causeway Link road close to the town centre.
National Ambulance Service paramedics and units of Clare County Fire and Service from Ennis station responded to the scene along with Gardaí.
The woman and child were assessed at the scene by paramedics while fire crews made the scene safe by implementing an emergency traffic management system. Traffic in the town was reported to be busy at the time.
The woman and child were later taken by ambulance to University Hospital Limerick for further treatment however this is understood to be a precautionary measure.
Gardaí examined and photographed the scene before the vehicle was recovered by tow truck.
Gardaí are investigating the circumstances of the incident.