A pedestrian has been transported to University Hospital Waterford following an incident near the roundabout at Tesco, Ardkeen.

The young woman was knocked down by a car at approximately 9:20am today, January 20th.

Emergency services are in attendance and significant traffic delays are being experienced.

The car involved in the incident was not believed to be travelling at a high speed.

However the woman was transported to UHW by ambulance.

Her injuries are reported to be non life-threatening.

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