Traffic Update: Car flipped onto roof due to icy conditions in Newbridge as motorists warned of black ice

By Kim O'Leary

Kildare motorists are being warned to slow down due to the threat of icy patches and black ice around Co Kildare this morning, with an early morning incident resulting in a car flipping onto its roof in Newbridge with other vehicles also experiencing skidding.

A KildareNow reader contacted us this morning saying: "Bad accident on the back road to T.R.I at Curragh Racecourse. Car flipped on its roof. Garda and tow truck at the scene. No access at all to Pollardstown road or roundabout at racecourse. Road is lethal very slippy with black ice."

She added: "Coming out the back gate on this road (at the bad bend) it's very slippy, one girl I stopped to tell her about the crash to turn around she was crying...she said she'd had a bad skid right on the bend nearly lost the car!"

It is not yet known if anyone was injured in the incident and Kildare gardai as well as emergency services are currently assisting at the scene.

Motorists are advised to approach the area with extreme caution and to slow down where possible with the risk of skidding due to black ice as well as mist and fog in some areas.

Dunlavin 

Readers also said: "The Naas road to Dunlavin really slippy, you can see cars skidding on the road.

"There is an accident between Brannockstown cross and Dunlavin. Take caution as it's extremely slippy in places."

Nurney

There is also a large area of black ice on the Nurney to Kildare road.