Three people including a child have been hospitalised following a road traffic collision in West Clare this afternoon.
One person was airlifted to hospital following the two-car collision which occurred on the L2108 at Legard South near Spanish Point.
Emergency services were alerted shortly after 2.00pm. National Ambulance Service paramedics; units of Clare County Fire and Rescue Service from Ennistymon and Kilrush stations responded to the incident along with GardaÃ.
The HSE’s Cork-based Emergency Aeromedical Service (EAS) air ambulance was also requested to attended. The crew of Aeromed-01 were returning to their base from another call in Co Clare when they were tasked to the collision. The helicopter reached the scene in a matter of minutes and was able to land in a field nearby.
It’s understood that an off-duty firefighter/paramedic also responded to the scene while locals also provided assistance emergency services reached the location.
All the casualties were travelling in the same car. One adult was airlifted by helicopter while a second adult and a child were transported by road ambulance.
The driver of second vehicle is understood to have escaped seriously injury but was left shaken. She was assessed at the scene but is believed not to have travelled to hospital.
Th collision occurred on a bend and resulted in one car leaving the road and overturning in a field. The second vehicle, which was travelling in the opposite direction, was spun around on the road following the impact.
The road had been closed for over two hours but has since reopened. Both vehicles have been recovered from the scene and are expected to be technically examined as part of the Garda investigation.
Gardaà confirmed: “There are no reports of life-threatening injuries.”
