PICS: Steer Clear Of The M50 – It’s At An Absolute Standstill After Two Separate Crashes

If you can avoid travelling on the M50 this afternoon, you'd be well advised to do so – two separate incidents have brought traffic to an absolute standstill, causing huge delays.

Both incidents occurred between junctions 5 (Finglas/Phibsboro) and 6 (Cabra, city centre), and emergency services are shortly expected on the scene to clear the route.

DUBLIN/ M50: Collision n'bound between J6 Blanchardstown & J5 Finglas. Traffic slow on approach. https://t.co/qvBPcgxUj8

— AA Roadwatch (@aaroadwatch) June 29, 2016

DUBLIN/ M50: Second crash n'bound between truck & car at J6 Blanchardstown. The vehicles are in the hard shoulder. https://t.co/qvBPcgxUj8

— AA Roadwatch (@aaroadwatch) June 29, 2016

UPDATE: M50 N still jammed. Will add 24m to your drive #dublintraffic https://t.co/d5nDDhUwnU pic.twitter.com/iF58FpiCDK

— Unusual Traffic DUB (@WazeTrafficDUB) June 29, 2016

Emergency services on scene to clear multiple car collision N'bound between J5 & J6. Traffic very heavy on approach. pic.twitter.com/3FN82tZx8Z

— M50 Dublin (@M50Dublin) June 29, 2016

Users have been tweeting pictures of the tailbacks

m50 not moving at blanch north bound pic.twitter.com/bAIQjaIit4

— Ciara Feeney Reid (@CiaraFeeney) June 29, 2016

keep in the left line pic.twitter.com/vAzH1pabWD

— Helena Horakova (@horakova_helena) June 29, 2016

behind me pic.twitter.com/wPT9dBUuk2

— Ciara Feeney Reid (@CiaraFeeney) June 29, 2016