Gardaí at the scene of a serious collision on an Irish motorway while the road was closed

Part of a busy motorway in Munster was closed by police this morning following a serious road collision which caused major delays in the area.

The M8 northbound road has been blocked due to a collision between junctions 8 and 9 in Co Tipperary.

According to AA Roadwatch, their interactive map showed large queues near the scene of the accident as traffic came to a standstill along a 147km stretch of the motorway.

A Garda spokesman said: “Gardaí attended a single vehicle collision on the M8 road in Co Tipperary this morning, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. As a result, the northbound M8 motorway was closed from junction 8 to junction 9 for a period of time and has now been closed reopened.

Fortunately, no injuries have been reported at this time and we are awaiting a full report on the incident.

Separately, last night (10 June 2024) members of An Garda Síochána in Co. Roscommon encountered a BMW driver who had apparently forgotten his driving license at home.

Our members from Roscommon went to a checkpoint today when they encountered a driver who claimed he had forgotten his driving license at home.

A quick check of our records showed that the driver had indeed been disqualified.

Their vehicle has already been stopped. pic.twitter.com/yeTLPXzNjX

— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) June 10, 2024

After checking the driver’s cards at the roadside, it turned out that the driver had lost his driving license.

The vehicle was stopped by police who shared a photo online of a BMW on the back of a flatbed truck on a country road, again warning drivers of the consequences of illegal driving.