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MOTORISTS ARE BEING advised to avoid the M50 at Carrickmines due to an overturned vehicle.
One lane is now opened at J15 Carrickmines but traffic is still very heavy.
Dublin Fire Brigade / Twitter#M50 NB J15 Carrickmines, one lane is open, traffic is heavy if you're heading to #Leopardstown races, clear soon pic.twitter.com/QFPppaY43t
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) February 6, 2016
Dublin Fire Brigade tweeted that it was responding to the incident just after 1pm.
Dublin Fire Brigade / Twitter#M50 NB J15 Carrickmines, we're responding to an overturned vehicle, lanes blocked, avoid @M50Dublin #trafficdelays @aaroadwatch @DCCTraffic
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) February 6, 2016
AA Roadwatch also warned of delays.
Motorists heading to Leopardstown races should expect delays.
AA Roadwatch / TwitterDUBLIN: There's a collision on the M50 northbound at J15 Kilternan blocking the hard shoulder and left lane. https://t.co/hEUHP0c7lm
— The AA Ireland (@aaroadwatch) February 6, 2016
It comes after a truck that went on fire was also removed from the M50 after the Red Cow roundabout earlier today.
Dublin Fire Brigade / TwitterWe're on scene at a minor truck fire on the #M50 N/B after jct 9 Red Cow in the hard shoulder + aux lane @M50Dublin pic.twitter.com/RfYsgN9Bwg
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) February 6, 2016
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More knob head drivers.
hope she’s ok
Clown
Passed by this, it was a Volvo XC 70 or 90 towing a Defender on a trailer, guessing approx 3 tons, I’d say the Volvo trailer nose weight was exceeded, and towing capacity, the defender was on its roof
If the Volvo driver was quick thinking he could have said the Land Rover rear ended his trailer & the driver has fled the scene. I’d be a lot happier towing the Volvo with a Defender anyway.
Should be cleared by Wednesday
I’m sure he has his trailer license and all
There’s a classic reg car on that trailer or under that trailer.
What do you get when you cross a volvo with a land rover?
The safest, most unreliable car in the world! Boom Boom!
A revolver
Awful crosswinds on that open section of road, i’m sure didn’t help today…
Though why the hell haven’t they converted the M50 to 3 lanes all the way to the M11?
It’s a crazy two laner with people doing about 80kph in lane one, and others doing 180kph in the outside lane and cutting in at the last second, all to get down to Sandyford/Dundrum centre…
have your say