The N7 inbound has reopened following a fatal collision last night.
Three men lost their lives after the car they were travelling in collided with a lorry.
At 11:40pm last night, a car drove the wrong way onto the N7 inbound, and collided with a lorry at Rathcoole before bursting into flames.
The lorry driver was brought to Tallaght hospital with serious injuries.
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The car failed to stop for Gardai earlier in the evening but was not being pursued at the time of the crash.
A stretch of the N7 was closed over night and for a time this morning but has since reopened.
Gardaí are appealing for anyone with information to contact them at Clondalkin Garda station or the Garda Confidential Line.
