Laois Offaly Gardai arrest man following crash

A man was arrested following a crash which saw a busy road in Co Offaly temporarily closed this morning.

The single car collision occurred after 10am on the Daingean Road in Tullamore when a blue Volkswagen Passat lost control and collided with a wall. 

The car was travelling in the direction Tullamore town when it lost control and spun before striking a wall at the entrance to a house. 

The road was temporarily closed while emergency services dealt with the aftermath of the collision.