Gardaí and emergency services are currently at the scene of a traffic collision on the M6 motorway outside of Athenry.
The motorway is closed in the area of the incident between Athenry and Rathmorrisey following the collision earlier this afternoon.
The incident occurred on the M6 eastbound between Junction 17 Athenry and Junction 18 Rathmorrissey.
The road has been closed and local diversions are currently in place.
As Gardaí remain at the scene, no further information about the nature of the traffic collision is available at this time.