LocalNews summary · Original report dated 2026-10-03
Emergency services are responding to a road traffic collision in Ennis. A car collided with an ESB pole on the R458 outbound from Ennis near the Gort Road Industrial Estate. Clare County Fire and Rescue Service, National Ambulance Service paramedics, and Gardaí have been involved in the response. An electricity pole was damaged and left in a dangerous condition. The occupants of the car were assessed by paramedics but did not require hospitalisation. Fire crews are managing traffic at the scene, which is expected to be handed over to the ESB shortly. Traffic disruption is expected on the Gort Road Ennis this evening.