Man critical after on Laois accident near Portlaoise
Single vehicle incident on Laois Carlow road
A man is in critical but stable condition in Portlaoise hospital after a single-car accident on the busy N80 on the outskirts of town.
The incident, which happened after midday on Friday, November 17, saw a car career off the road at Ballymacken on the Portlaoise to Stradbally stretch of the national route.
Gardaí are understood to be working on the basis that the accident is likely to have been caused by a sudden medical condition suffered by the driver who is aged in his early 50s. Its believed the only occupant of the vehicle was attempting to bring the vehicle to a safe halt when control was lost and the car left the road.
The driver was taken to the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise where he is believed to be in a critical but stable condition.
Gardaí had advised motorists of delays on the route which did not have to close.