Update: This incident has now been cleared.
One person has been hospitalised following an early morning road traffic collision just off the M18 near Shannon.
The two-vehicle crash occurred at around 7.30am at the height of the early morning traffic rush.
The two cars collided at the top of the junction 9 interchange at the end of the southbound off-ramp. One of the cars struck a crash barrier following the initial collision.
National Ambulance Service paramedics and units of Clare County Fire and Rescue Service from Shannon and Ennis stations responded to the scene along with Gardaí.
Fire crews implemented an emergency traffic management system and were able to keep traffic flowing.
The occupants of both cars were assessed at the scene by paramedics while one was later transported to hospital for further treatment. Their injuries are not believed to be serious.