Air Ambulance Called as Crash Shuts Clones–Cavan Road at Leggykelly Border for Hours
The N54/A3 Cavan to Clones road was closed for several hours on Saturday morning after a two-vehicle collision at Leggykelly on the Fermanagh side of the border. An air ambulance attended and at least one person was taken to hospital.
By the Monaghan Brief staff·Edited by Seamus McKenna·Published · 2 min read
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A two-car collision closed the main Cavan to Clones road at the border for a number of hours on Saturday morning, 17 October, Northern Sound reported. An air ambulance attended and at least one person was taken to hospital.
The crash happened on the A3 in Co Fermanagh, at the townland of Leggykelly, where the road becomes the N54 on the main route between Cavan and Clones.
What happened
Morning: emergency services, including the air ambulance, were at the scene. The PSNI confirmed the Cavan Road in Fermanagh was closed in both directions near the border.
Traffic was heavy, with diversions for traffic coming from Cavan and Clones.
Afternoon: the collision was cleared and the road fully reopened.
No further details about the people involved had been published.
More N54 disruption this fortnight
Separately, Monaghan County Council's night-time closures (7pm to 6am) of the N54 from Monaghan town to Largy, Clones, for road rehabilitation at Smithborough run from Sunday 18 October to Monday 2 November (details). Live notices are on our roads page.
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