Gardaí are advising motorists to seek alternative routes after a key section of road has been closed following a major accident.
Members of the garda forensic collision team are currently heading to the site of a major road traffic incident on the N24 Waterford to Limerick road.
It follows a single vehicle road traffic collision, which took place earlier this afternoon at Fawnagown, on the Tipperary Town side of Bansha.
Diversions are currently in place at both towns.
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The occupants of the vehicle - a man and a woman - have been taken to hospital to be treated for their injuries. Their ages are not yet known.
Members of the Fire Brigade and Ambulance were also required on scene, for the major incident.
