Laois road closed following car accident, emergency services on scene

The R945 road in Fairgreen has been closed following a road accident on the R945 roundabout.

The road has been closed off from the Mountmellick road through to the roundabout behind the Make and Mark Bar & Eatery in Portlaoise.

Emergency services are at the scene of the crash, where a car is believed to have driven through the steel road barrier.

More on the story as it comes.