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13/11/2009
Road Accident Closes M50
A major road has been shut off following an accident this morning.
A driver has been trapped in one of the vehicles involved in the traffic collision was southbound on the M50 at approximately 12.30pm between Junctions 5 and 6 (Finglas and Blanchardstown exits respectively).
As a result, southbound traffic is completely blocked.
Motorists are being urged to avoid to area, and those travelling southbound are requested to leave the motorway either before, or at, the Finglas exit.
Those approaching the M50 from the M1 southbound are especially advised to avoid the M50 and to take the Santry road into Dublin.
Those currently on the M50 southbound are being diverted off at the Ballymun exit.
The incident involved an articulated lorry, and the driver of the same is trapped and is being attended to by emergency services at the scene.
The road will remain closed for a number of hours.
(BMcC)
A driver has been trapped in one of the vehicles involved in the traffic collision was southbound on the M50 at approximately 12.30pm between Junctions 5 and 6 (Finglas and Blanchardstown exits respectively).
As a result, southbound traffic is completely blocked.
Motorists are being urged to avoid to area, and those travelling southbound are requested to leave the motorway either before, or at, the Finglas exit.
Those approaching the M50 from the M1 southbound are especially advised to avoid the M50 and to take the Santry road into Dublin.
Those currently on the M50 southbound are being diverted off at the Ballymun exit.
The incident involved an articulated lorry, and the driver of the same is trapped and is being attended to by emergency services at the scene.
The road will remain closed for a number of hours.
(BMcC)
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