Updated 16:50
Gardaí have confirmed that a slip road off Dublin’s M50 will remain closed “for the next number of hours” after a fatal crash earlier today.
Investigators confirmed this afternoon that at least one person died in the crash involving a truck and a car just after 11am.
It happened on the slip road heading northbound at Junction 5, Finglas.
The road will remain closed while Gardaí carry out a forensic investigation of the crash site.
All lanes on the M50 northbound remain open.
DUBLIN TRAFFIC UPDATE - The N2 slip road from the M50 north bound at JCN 5 (Finglas) will remain closed to traffic for the next number of hours. All lanes on the M50 northbound are open. Gardaí are asking motorists not to slow down unnecessarily as they pass the crash site.
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) January 24, 2019
A number of fire trucks and ambulances attended the scene alongside Gardaí.
Investigators have urged passing motorists to "remain focused on their driving and not cause unnecessary delays."
Update: This RTC has now been confirmed a Fatal RTC and Gardaí are at scene. Slip Road will remain closed for a number of hours. Passing motorists on the M50 Northbound at junction 5 are requested to remain focused on their driving and not cause unnecessary delays.
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) January 24, 2019
In a follow-up tweet investigators warned that motorists "slowing down unnecessarily" are causing further delays and repeated their request for drivers to remain focused on the road.
#DUBLIN M50 off-ramp still closed following the fatal collision. Long delays northbound. More here: https://t.co/PSzIBsvOzE
— AA Roadwatch (@aaroadwatch) January 24, 2019
