Several people injured in Carlow road traffic collision

Gardaí and emergency services are at scene of incident which occurred on N80

A Garda road closure close to the scene near Aclint Bridge in Ardee, Co Louth, after three women were killed and two men seriously injured in a road accident involving three cars. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday July 21, 2017. Gardai said one woman, aged 39, was driving one of the cars, and the two other women, aged 69 and 37, were passengers. See PA story ACCIDENT Deaths Ireland. Photo credit should read: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
Gardaí and emergency services are at the scene of the incident which occurred on the N80. File image: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

A number of people have been injured following a two-vehicle road traffic collision in Co Carlow on Wednesday.

Gardaí and emergency services are at the scene of the incident which occurred on the N80.

The N80 is currently closed between Junction 5 of the M9 and Ballon, Co Carlow.

“As this incident is ongoing, no further details are available at this time,” a spokesman for the Garda said.

Colin Gleeson

Colin Gleeson

Colin Gleeson is an Irish Times reporter