Air ambulance rushes Midlands road crash victim to Mater
Collision involving car and trailer near Kilbeggan Racecourse
EMERGENCY services rushed to the scene of a road traffic collision near Kilbeggan at lunchtime today.
A male was transferred by air ambulance to the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital for treatment and gardai said this afternoon the extent of his injuries was not yet known.
It is understood the incident occurred when a trailer collided with a car shortly after 1.30pm at Toarlisnamore, just north of Kilbeggan Racecourse on the R389 between Kilbeggan and Castletown-Geoghegan, Co Westmeath.
One witness reported seeing a damaged car in a field and a trailer straddling the hedge and roadside.
Several people at the scene alerted other traffic in the immediate aftermath of the collision.
The road was then closed and local diversions were put in place.