Two people have been seriously injured following an early morning road traffic collision in Co Clare.
The incident, which involved a car and a horse, happened at around 3.30am on the N85 Ennis Western Relief Road, between the Kilmaley Road and Rocky Road (Icarus) roundabouts.
National Ambulance Service paramedics, Gardaí and units of Clare County Fire and Rescue Service from Ennis station responded to the incident.
The male and female occupants of the were treated at the scene before being rushed by ambulance to University Hospital Limerick. Both were seriously injured.
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.
Motorists are advised to take an alternative route.
