Gardai arrest man after causing crashes driving wrong way down busy motorway

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The man, in his 80s, caused at least two crashes on the N11/M11 when he entered the main Wicklow road on the wrong side

An elderly man has been arrested after he caused a number of collisions while driving the wrong way down a busy motorway.Then man drove southbound along the northbound route and reportedly caused two crashes - one near Kilmacanogue, and another near Arklow.

Junctions 13 to 21 northbound on the motorway were shut down by gardai after arresting the man at around 7:15pm on Sunday night.They said: "Gardai have arrested a male, aged in his 80s, following an incident of dangerous driving on the M11 yesterday evening, Sunday 5 December 2021 at approximately 7.15pm.

"The male collided with a number of oncoming vehicles when he drove southbound on the northbound lane of the M11.For the latest news and breaking news visit irishmirror.ie/news.Follow us on Twitter @IrishMirror - the official Irish Mirror Twitter account - real news in real time. We're also on Facebook/irishmirror - your must-see news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day from the Irish Daily Mirror, Irish Sunday Mirror and irishmirror.ie.

 

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