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The collisions happened at the same time and location and across all four lanes of the motorway about 500m south of the Dromoland interchange. Three vehicles lost control and crashed in the southbound lanes of the M18 while on the other side of the motorway, two more cars collided with crash barriers.
Arrangements were also made to have the motorway gritted as temperatures dropped and further wintry showers were expected.
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