A male in his late teens; the sole occupant of a motor vehicle, currently remains in a critical condition following a single-car collision, here in North Co. Tipperary.
The collision occurred on the M7 motorway, in an area situated between Nenagh town and the village of Birdhill, in West Co. Tipperary.
Gardaí were alerted to the incident just after 9:00pm last night and the driver was quickly removed to University Hospital Limerick by ambulance.
Traffic diversions, to the R445 are in place, with the M7 remaining closed between J26 and J27 as a direct result, to facilitate an examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.
Gardaí have appealed for any road users who may have dash-cam footage or who were travelling in the vicinity last night, to make same available to investigating Gardaí at Nenagh Garda Station Tel: (067) 50450; the Garda Confidential Line Tel: 1800 666 111, or indeed any Garda Station.
VERY SAD