A man has been airlifted to hospital after he was injured in an incident involving tractor that collided with ditch near Ballynacally this afternoon.
The incident occurred at around 4.30pm at Paradise Hill on the R473 Ennis to Kildysart road.
It’s understood that tractor overturned after separating from a trailer. The driver was thrown from the tractor which was left hanging over a ditch.
Three units of Clare County Fire and Rescue Service from Ennis station responded to the incident along with National Ambulance Service paramedics and Gardaí.
The Emergency Aeromedical Service air ambulance was also requested to attend the scene and later airlifted the injured man to University Hospital Limerick for treatment.
The road is expected to remain closed for a time until forensic collision investigators examine the scene.
