BREAKING: Busy road between Tipperary and Limerick closed following serious collision

A man is being treated for serious injuries following a collision on a busy road Tipperary to Limerick road overnight, with motorists warned that road closures remain in place.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic incident in the Ballysimon area, on the Tipperary road, that occurred shortly after midnight in the early hours of Wednesday March 12. 

Emergency services were alerted to a collision between a car and a pedestrian on the N24 at Miltown, near Killonan, at approximately 12:10am.

The collision occurred near the ESB substation, on the main Limerick to Tipperary road. Traffic is being diverted at Beary's cross roundabout through Caherconlish.

The pedestrian, a man, was transferred by ambulance to University Hospital Limerick (UHL) for treatment of serious injuries.

The female driver was conveyed to hospital as a precaution.

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The N24 is currently closed in both directions to facilitate a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.

Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this incident to come forward.

Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling in the area between 11:30pm and 12:30am are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Roxboro Road Garda Station on 061 214 340, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.