On person has been hospitalised following a road traffic collision close to Shannon Airport this afternoon.
The collision, which involved a bus and a car, occurred shortly after 2.00pm on the N19 airport approach road at the Drumgeely roundabout.
Units of Clare County Fire and Rescue Service from Shannon station attended the incident along with National Ambulance Service paramedics.
Gardaí who had been on patrol in the area as part of an ongoing security operation at the airport also responded to the scene.
One person travelling in the car was assessed at the scene by paramedics before being transported to hospital for further examination. Their injuries are said to be minor. No one travelling on the bus was injured.
Gardaí managed to keep traffic flowing safely past the scene while emergency services dealt with the incident.
The scene was cleared and the road reopened shortly after 3.00pm.