Live – Multi-car crash at the Jack Lynch Tunnel causes rush hour traffic chaos

The incident has been cleared and traffic is moving as normal through the tunnel.

Delays remain along he N25 but they are starting to clear up.

A little over an hour since the crash was first reported conditions around the Dunkettle Interchange have seen improvement.

• Minor delays on the approach from the N25 following another collision
• Traffic approaching from the M8 is still experiencing delays, although they are not as far reaching
• Heavy traffic remains on the Lower Glanmire Road closer to the city
• Traffic moving northbound along the M8 remains unaffected

Live camera feeds show traffic progressing slowly yet consistently towards the Dunkettle Interchange.

Commuters are reporting further delays on the N25 following a third collision on the N25 approaching Cork.

Gardaí are understood to be at the scene of the second collision on the L2998 earlier this evening.

Delays are still heavy on all roads approaching the Dunkettle short of the N40 northbound.

The Lower Glanmire Road is experiencing the worst of the delays this evening with heavy traffic stretching from the Dunkettle to the city centre.

There has been a second crash in the area along the L2998 which will see traffic slowed heading to and from Little Island.

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (the TII) is reporting travel times of up to 21 minutes for drivers heading from Dunkettle to the Bloomfield Interchange.

Major delays are expected on all approaches north of the tunnel.