****UPDATE*****
The road has now re-opened to traffic
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A stretch of the M9 motorway is closed this morning after a collision involving 2 trucks.
Emergency services are working to clear the road between Junction 7 Paulstown and Junction 8 Kilkenny southbound.
The northbound lanes are open to traffic.
Specialist towing equipment is needed to remove the heavy vehicles from the scene.
The drivers were removed to hospital as a precaution but their injuries are not believed to be very serious.