UPDATE: Limerick to Cork road reopens following head-on collision

The N20 Limerick to Cork road has fully re-opened following a serious road collision this Friday evening.

The head-on collision at Cregane, around two miles on the Limerick side of Charleville happened shortly before 5pm and emergency services, including ambulance crews from Limerick city and Newcastle West, attended the scene for several hours.

Earlier our Medical Director attended a RTC with #Limerick City, #Newcastle West crews along with @LimerickFire & @GardaTraffic #999family pic.twitter.com/YmHzIpcaSk

— National Ambulance (@AmbulanceNAS) February 3, 2017

Units of the fire and rescue service from Kilmallock and Charleville were also deployed along with local gardai who are investigating the circumstances of the collision.

It is understood that four people were injured but their conditions are not believed to be life threatening.

The section of the N20 which had been closed reopened at shortly after 8.30pm.

CORK Gardai say N20 Cork/Limerick Rd has reopened between O’Rourke’s Cross & Charleville following earlier collision https://t.co/r19oH1u8F2

— AA Roadwatch (@aaroadwatch) February 3, 2017

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