Three hospitalised following road collision in Ballyconnell

Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a two-vehicle road traffic collision on the N87 at Cranaghan, Ballyconnell this morning, October 27.

The collision, involving a car and a van, occurred shortly before 8:30am.

The drivers of both vehicles, a man and a woman, have both been brought by air ambulance to the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, for treatment of serious injuries.

A passenger in one of the vehicles has been brought by ambulance to Cavan General Hospital as a precaution.

A technical examination of the scene is being carried out by Gardaí.

It is understood the road remains closed.