{"id":17045,"date":"2025-08-22T22:10:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T22:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/17045\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T22:10:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T22:10:09","slug":"delays-on-n7-on-kildare-dublin-border-following-serious-crash-involving-multiple-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/17045\/","title":{"rendered":"Delays on N7 on Kildare Dublin border following \u2018serious crash\u2019 involving multiple vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BREAKING\u00a0|\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-91174671_secondary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom4 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop4\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\" data-testid=\"title-summary\">Garda\u00ed say a number of vehicles were involved in the crash\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Garda\u00ed and emergency services are at the scene of a serious crash on the N7 (Niall Carson\/PA)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2.54373197.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Garda\u00ed and emergency services are at the scene of a serious crash on the N7 (Niall Carson\/PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Motorists are reporting huge traffic delays on the N7 near the Dublin\/Kildare border following a serious crash which garda\u00ed say has involved multiple vehicles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Garda\u00ed and emergency services are currently at the scene of a serious road traffic collision on the N7 westbound at Rathcoole in Co Dublin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The collision, involving a number of vehicles, occurred at approximately 6.40pm this evening, Friday, August 22.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The road is closed and westbound traffic is being diverted at Junction 2 (Kingswood).<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Motorists are encouraged to avoid the area and use the N81 and N4, where possible, re-joining the N7 at Kill\/Johnstown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Garda\u00ed say no further details are available at this time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Eyewitnesses reported seeing an articulated lorry flip onto its side on the N7 outside the Applegreen Service Station at Rathcoole.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">It\u2019s not yet known if anyone has been seriously injured.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BREAKING\u00a0|\u00a0 Garda\u00ed say a number of vehicles were involved in the crash Garda\u00ed and emergency services are 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