TRAFFIC DELAYS: Crash on M7 and car on fire on M50

There are currently long tailbacks M7 northbound from before Junction 10 Naas South to Junction 9 Naas North.

There are the usual heavy Friday afternoon volumes of traffic but a collision has also added to delays.

There are tailbacks too on the N7 southbound from Junction 6 Castlewarden past Junction 9 Naas North on the M7.

M50 

Meanwhile ‏a silver Volkswagen Polo burst into flames (Main Photo above and below) on the M50 northbound near Junction 13 (Dundrum).

Witnesses said they saw a man with a small baby in his arms - believed to be the occupants - standing on the roadside.

Gardai and Dublin Fire Brigade attended the scene.

All lanes were later reopened to traffic but there were delays in the area.

Naas

A stop/go system is in place on the Newbridge Road at its junction with Caragh Road in Naas until Wednesday 7th March between 9:30am and 4pm, Monday to Friday.