Nine people in hospital after Luas crash

Nine people have been taken to hospital following a crash between a Luas tram and a car in Dublin.

The incident at Davitt Rd in Inchicore occurred just after 10pm last night.

Suir road Luas stop: We're attending a vehicle vs tram incident, a number of units sent including ambulances pic.twitter.com/o8dL3oVQZC

— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) October 23, 2015

Suir road #Luas incident. 3 fire engs from D'barn & Tara are on scene along 3 ambulances. @AmbulanceNAS have also sent units.

— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) October 23, 2015

Davitt Road at the junction of Suir Road was closed to allow Gardaí to examine the scene, but has now reopened.

Dublin: Collision at Jctn of Davitt Rd & Suir Rd has been cleared and the roads have reopened.

— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) October 23, 2015

An investigation into the incident has been launched.