Eight teenagers injured following crash with car driving on wrong side of motorway
Gardaí were alerted to a crash involving nine people after a car collided with another one driving on the wrong side of the road
Eight teenagers have been injured after a crash involving a car driving on the wrong side of the M50 colliding with another car.
The car, which had the eight boys inside, was driving down the up ramp at Junction 12 of the M50 when it crashed head-on with another car.
The incident happened in the early hours of yesterday morning, at roughly 5:30am.
All eight boys were brought to different hospitals for treatment, with one of them considered to be in a “critical condition.”
“Gardaí in Tallaght are appealing for witnesses following a serious injury road traffic collision that occurred on the M50 southbound at Junction 12, Firhouse, Dublin 24,” a Garda spokesperson said.
The driver of the second car was a man in his 20s.
He was also seriously injured and brought to hospital for treatment.
A section of the road was closed to allow for a Garda Forensic Collision examination to take palce.
Gardaí are appealing for any persons who may have witnessed this collision to come forward, or any road users who may have dashcam footage to come forward.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Tallaght Garda Station on 01 666 6000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
Investigations are ongoing.