Two people have been taken to hospital following a single-vehicle road traffic collision in Co Clare this afternoon.
The crash occurred at around 3.30pm at Drumquin about 8 kilometres from Ennis on the main R473 Ennis to Kildysart road.
It’s understood that a car left the road and collided with a tree before overturning onto its roof trapping both occupants inside. It’s believed the pair were holidaying in Ireland and from the UK.
Two ambulances and a rapid response advanced paramedic vehicle along with units of Clare County Fire and Rescue Service from Ennis and Gardaí responded to the scene.
After fire crews secured the upturned car, paramedics assessed both patients while fire service personnel used specialist cutting equipment to cut away parts of the vehicle so they could safely access and remove the casualties.
The man and woman were taken by ambulance to University Hospital Limerick for treatment however their injuries are not reported to be life-threatening.
Gardaí from Ennis are investigating the circumstances of the collision.
