Emergency services have dealt with a multi-vehicle collision on the M18 near Dromoland this evening.
The incident, understood to have involved several cars and a van, occurred at around 4.45pm in the northbound lanes of the motorway at Ballynacragga between junction 10 Newmarket on Fergus and junction 11 at Dromoland.
Units of the Clare County Fire and Rescue Service from Shannon and Ennis stations responded to the incident along with multiple National Ambulance Service resources an GardaÃ.
Traffic was left backed up past junction 10 for some time before motorists began to divert off the route via Newmarket on Fergus.
Fire crews later implemented an emergency traffic management system at junction 10 and diverted traffic off the motorway. A similar system was put in place at the scene to clear the traffic that had been held up following the collision.
The northbound lanes of the motorway were later closed from junction 9 (Shannon).
It’s understood that at least one person has been transported to hospital.
The vehicles involved in the incident have since been removed from the scene and the route fully reopened.
