A section of the N18 that was closed for a short time this afternoon has been reopened.
Shortly before 3.00pm, emergency services were altered to an incident in the nortbound lanes of the dual-carriageway at Bunratty West close to the junction 6 slip-road.
A van left the road and crashed into the hedges and central crash barrier. The driver was uninjured.
Gardaí and Traffic Infrastructure Ireland motorway crews responded to the incident initially while units of Clare County Fire and Rescue Service from Shannon station also responded.
When fire crews arrived, a short section of the dual-carriageway was closed so that the vehicle could be safely removed from the scene.
Traffic was diverted up and over junction 6 flyover to rejoin the N18 on the other side.
Once the van had been recovered from the scene, the route was fully reopened.
