Motorists hit by long traffic delays following collision on busy road to Tipperary

There were long traffic delays on the outskirts of Limerick city on Tuesday afternoon following a two vehicle collision.

It is understood it occurred at around 4pm at Killonan Cross on the N24 Limerick to Tipperary Road. The road was closed with long traffic delays.

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

Motorists were advised to avoid the area if possible as traffic was extremely heavy on the Ballysimon Road and all the way into the Childers Road.

A garda spokesperson on Tuesday said: "Gardaí and emergency services are currently at the scene of a two-vehicle road traffic collision which occurred on the N24 near Killonan, Co Limerick this afternoon. The road is closed with local diversions in place. There is no further information available at this time."