Motorway Bridge At Kilcullen Re-Opens Following Serious Incident

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Thursday, September 16th, 2021 9:45am

By Ciara Plunkett @plunkettciara

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A collision occurred on the fly-over.

Gardai say the M9 fly-over at Kilcullen has re-opened.

A serious multi-vehicle collision took place on the bridge on the Athy Road earlier this morning.

Gardai, the Kildare Fire Service and ambulance crews attended the scene.

The crash caused significant northbound delays, and closed that bore for a time.

The route is now open, and delays are dissipating

This road is now fully reopened. https://t.co/h1jqCBohsH

— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) September 16, 2021

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