PHOTOS: Delays for morning commuters as lorry overturns on N4 motorway on Kildare-Dublin border

By Kildarenow Reporter

Published 28th Feb 2022, 10:33 GMT

The vehicle at the scene / AN GARDA SIOCHANA

placeholder image — The vehicle at the scene / AN GARDA SIOCHANA

Gardaí and Emergency services with heavy lifting equipment are currently at the scene of an overturned lorry which was transporting hay bales on the N4 Westbound at the Dodsboro exit near Lucan.

placeholder image — Gardaí and Emergency services with heavy lifting equipment are currently at the scene of an overturned lorry which was transporting hay bales on the N4 Westbound at the Dodsboro exit near Lucan.

Three lanes westbound and two lanes wastbound are blocked.

Gardaí said motorists should expect long delays in both directions.

placeholder image — Gardaí said motorists should expect long delays in both directions.

Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) said firefighters and paramedics from Tallaght and Dolphins Barn were called to the incident.

It added that two patients were treated for non-life threatening injuries.

DFB cautioned that N4 users will experience severe delays as recovery takes place.

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