A motorist has been hospitalised following a road traffic collision in Ennis this morning.
The single-vehicle crash occurred at around 11.15am and N85 Western Relief Road close to the intersection with the main Ennis to Ennistymon road.
Units of Clare County Fire and Rescue Service from Ennis station responded to the incident along with National Ambulance Service paramedics and Gardaí.
The car, which was extensively damage, is understood to have suffered multiple impacts including with a steel light pole which will need to be replaced. The driver was left trapped in his vehicle.
Fire crews used specialist cutting equipment to safely extricate the injured man from the car.
He was assessed at the scene by paramedics before being transported to University Hospital Limerick for further treatment. The extent of the man’s injuries is not known.
Fire crews had implemented an emergency traffic management system to ensure a safe flow of traffic past the scene.
The crashed vehicle has since been recovered from the scene. The road was reopened shortly before 1.00pm after debris and engine fluids had been cleared from the scene.
