Galway Bay fm newsroom - Several people have been taken to UHG following a road crash on the motorway near Oranmore in the past hour.
The two car collision occurred just after the Oranmore exit at around 4 o' clock.
The eastbound section of the motorway was closed for a time as emergency services attended the scene but has since reopened.
It's understood no-one was seriously injured during the incident, but a number of people were taken to UHG as a precaution.
