Speeding in fog was to blame for motorway mayhem: gardaí

MOTORISTS who failed to slow down in heavy fog have been blamed for up to 40 crashes.

The collisions on motorways in Kildare yesterday morning resulted in one driver suffering life-threatening injuries.

The series of multiple-vehicle accidents on the M7 and M9 around 9am resulted in one of the worst traffic jams ever on Irish roads. Thousands of motorists were stuck in tailbacks which took more than four hours to clear.