Two injured, one seriously, after Clare crash involving car and horse

The man and woman who were in the car were treated at the scene before being rushed to University Hospital Limerick

The road is expected to remain closed for most of the morning pending completion of an examination of the scene by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.

Two people have been injured, one critically, following a road traffic collision on Tuesday morning on the outskirts of Ennis in Co Clare.

The incident, which involved a car and a horse, happened at around 3am on the N85 Ennis Western Relief Road between the Kilmaley Road and Rocky Road (Icarus) roundabouts.