One person has been taken to hospital following a road traffic collision on the M18 this morning.
The incident was one of two that occurred on the same stretch of the motorway between junction 11 Dromoland and junction 10 Newmarket on Fergus.
The first crash happened at around 8.10am at Carrigoran just before junction 10 (Newmarket on Fergus). Three cars collided in lane 2 of the southbound carriageway.
While emergency services were responding to that incident they were notified of a second collision further north on the M18 closer to Dromoland.
Gardaí and National Ambulance Service paramedics responded to both scenes. Units of Clare County Fire and Rescue Service from Shannon station attended the first collision.
Fire service crews from Ennis station responded to the second incident along with Gardaí and ambulance paramedics.
That two-car collision occurred at Dromoland just past junction 11. The occupants of both vehicles were assessed by paramedics and one person as transported to hospital as a precaution.
Fire crews managed to keep traffic moving while crews dealt with both incidents which were cleared by 10.10am.
