5 km of M18 motorway in Ireland closed due to wrong-way car collision with central barrier; male driver in critical condition, road closed for forensic investigation.

5 km of the M18 motorway in County Clare, Ireland was closed after a car driving in the wrong direction collided with a central barrier. The male driver, possibly suffering a medical episode, was treated at the scene and taken to University Hospital Limerick in critical condition. The road remained closed for Garda Forensic Collision Investigators to examine the scene.