Major traffic delays following third collision on Limerick motorways this week

A SINGLE vehicle collision has occurred on the M20 in Limerick this morning, causing major traffic delays.

This is the third early morning collision on Limerick’s motorway network this week.

The incident occurred on the M20/N20 southbound near Patrickswell, before the Cork exit, Junction 5, just after 7am this Thursday, September 11.

A spokesperson for Limerick Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that units were called to the scene at 7.07am, before returning to base almost two hours later at 8.53am.

Four units from Limerick city attended the incident, alongside one from Rathkeale.

In response to a query from Limerick Live, a spokesperson for An Garda Síochána confirmed: "Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a single vehicle road traffic collision that occurred on the M20 road, Attyflin, Co Limerick on Thursday, September 11, 2025 at approximately 7am."

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"No injuries have been reported at this time," the spokesperson continued, adding: "Investigations are ongoing."

A Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) spokesperson warned that “delays to your journey will occur”.

“Consider a different journey route or start time. When approaching the collision location, drive with caution, reduce your speed and obey instructions from emergency services,” the comment continued.

The first in the trio of early morning rush hour motorway collisions in Limerick this week occurred on Monday, September 8.

The incident involving multiple vehicles occurred at around 8.40am on the M7 between Junction 29, Ballysimon, and Junction 30, Rosbrien.

The second incident, involving four vehicles, occurred at approximately 8.30am on Tuesday, September 9 on the M7 between Junction 29, Ballysimon, and Junction 28, Castletroy.