{"id":211317,"date":"2025-12-02T12:13:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T12:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/211317\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T12:13:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T12:13:11","slug":"gardai-in-clare-attending-to-two-separate-crashes-on-major-commuter-route","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/211317\/","title":{"rendered":"Garda\u00ed in Clare attending to two separate crashes on major commuter route"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A Garda Roads Policing vehicle. Photo:Andrew Downes, xposure\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Garda Stock Galway .jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">A Garda Roads Policing vehicle. Photo:Andrew Downes, xposure<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Murray and Erika Sassone<\/p>\n<p>Today at 10:25<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Major disruption has been caused on a key commuter route in Clare following two separate collisions in quick succession.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Garda\u00ed and emergency services are at the scene of two separate collisions on the dual carriageway on the N18 heading southbound near Bunratty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The right lane has been closed following the incidents to allow for the scenes to be attended to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">It is unknown whether any injuries have occurred as a result of the crashes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Garda\u00ed have advised that traffic is heavy in the area due to the collisions and have warned commuters that they may face delays to their journeys.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">More to follow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Garda Roads Policing vehicle. 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