Teenager critically injured following road crash in Co Tipperary last night

A teenager’s been critically injured in a road crash in Co. Tipperary.

The single-vehicle incident happened last night at about 9 o’clock westbound on the M7, between Nenagh and Birdhill.

Emergency services were called to the scene and the driver of the car, a male aged in his late teens, was rushed to University Hospital Limerick – he remains there in a critical condition.

The route is closed this morning between junctions 26 and 27 while an examination takes place – traffic diversions are in place.

Gardaí are also appealing for witnesses or anyone who has dashcam footage to come forward.