A number of people have escaped injury following an incident involving five vehicles on the M18 motorway in Co Galway.

Latest: A man has died following a collision on the M18 in Co Clare.

A man was left trapped in his car for more than 40 minutes this evening after he lost control in treacherous conditions on the M18 in Co Clare.

Two women had to be cut from the wreckage of car that crashed on the M18 motorway in Co Clare this afternoon.

A bus driver was forced to evacuate his passengers on a busy motorway this evening after two wheels detached from his vehicle.