One person has been taken to hospital.
Emergency services are at the scene of a multi car collision in the midlands.
Up to five cars are believed to be involved in the crash on the Mountmellick Road in Portlaoise.
The road is closed between Ballyfin Rd junction & Fairgreen.
No one was seriously injured in the incident.
Gardaí are asking motorists to avoid the area.
Diversions are in place.
Update @5.53pm: The road has now re-opened.
Laois Roads Policing Unit Arrested Intoxicated Driver
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Arrests And Drug Seizures In Offaly Operation
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Homelessness Figures Rise In The Midlands
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Over 2,500 Midlands Children Mark National Pyjama Day
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Agriculture Minister To Launch Governance Review Amid IFA Bord Bia Dispute
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Midlands School Waiting Seven Years For ASD Classrooms Raised In Dáil
St.Fintan's National School has 123 pupils in the school.
Midlands Teen Seriously Injured In Crash Released From ICU
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Man Who Killed Dad In Laois Hotel To Remain In Central Mental Hospital
Henry McGowan was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the murder of his father in Ballyfin Demesne.
Midlands Commercial Vacancy Rates Record Slight Drop
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Laois/Offaly Garda Youth Awards Deadline Extended
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Niall Horan Confirms Fourth Album
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