Motorists warned to be cautious when stopped in M50 hard shoulder

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• January 13, 2017

A warning has been issued to motorists after a car that broke down on the M50 was struck by another vehicle.

According to M50 management, the driver had run of petrol and was subsequently hit by another vehicle while in the hard shoulder.

Make sure when driving your tank is full! Driver ran out of fuel & was hit by passing car! & if you do breakdown call us on 1800775050! pic.twitter.com/zS4vSj0l27

— M50 Dublin (@M50Dublin) January 13, 2017

Good advice from @M50Dublin, if you breakdown, get out of the car and stand on the safe side of the crash barrier until help arrives. https://t.co/oaHvbhmpqs

— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) January 13, 2017

Dublin Fire Brigade also issued advice to motorists, saying: “if you break down, get out of the car and stand on the safe side of the crash barrier until help arrives.

For those who do come into difficulty on the M50, breakdown assistance can be contacted on 1800775050.