M50 traffic eases after rush hour crash this morning

Commuters were caught in hour-long tailbacks.

TRAFFIC ON THE M50 has eased following a crash on the motorway during rush hour this morning.

Gardaí had warned motorists to expect significant delays this morning after a crash on the M50.

The M50 southbound was down to one lane following the collision near Junction 9 at the Red Cow.

This was having a knock-on effect for northbound traffic due to onlookers.

AA Roadwatch had tweeted: “Extremely long delays now for traffic towards Dublin, between J7 Maynooth and the M50, which is a distance of about 15km with earlier incidents on the M4 and the M50 adding to busy commuter traffic.”

Dublin Traffic - Dealys on the M50 Southbound before Junction 9 Red Cow #M50
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) January 15, 2018

An Garda Síochána / Twitter

We're dealing with 2 RTCs M50 Southbound Lucan to Red Cow, traffic moving #Dublin #Traffic
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) January 15, 2018

Dublin Fire Brigade / Twitter

In an update, posted at 8.10am, AA Roadwatch said the collision had been cleared from the sliproad of the N7. It’s expected traffic will take some time to clear.

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