Long traffic delays after collision on busy Limerick road

THERE are long traffic delays in Adare this Saturday afternoon following a road traffic collision.

It is understood that the accident involving two cars occurred at approximately 10:49am at Fort Union, on the N21 Limerick to Kerry Road.

Two units from Rathekeale fire station remain at the scene. Gardaí and an ambulance were also in attendance. The traffic along the road through Adare village is seriously delayed as a result. 

It is not known at this time the extent of injuries, if any, suffered by those involved in the collision.

AA Roadwatch have reported, "severe delays of eleven minutes and delays increasing on N21 Eastbound in Gortnaganniff." They have also added that the average speed is 15 kph through the area.