Child airlifted to hospital following road traffic collision in Clare 

The child has been transferred to Crumlin Children's Hospital to be treated for injuries believed to be serious.

A full forensic examination of the scene has since been completed, and the road has been reopened. File photo. Picture: Denis Minihane.

A child was airlifted to hospital after sustaining serious injuries in a road traffic collision in Clare on Monday evening.

Gardaí are investigating the collision involving the child who was on a bicycle and a tractor.