The road has since re-opened.
A man has been taken to hospital after a crash in Laois.
The two-vehicle collision occurred on the M7 at Togher, near Portlaoise, earlier this morning at around 6am.
A man in his 50s was taken to Regional Hospital Portlaoise for treatment of what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries after the incident.
The road has since been re-opened.
Gardaí are investigating, and are asking anyone with camera footage, or additional information, to contact Portlaoise Garda Station.
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