Electric Picnic revellers get camp chairs out on M7 amid 10km crash tailbacks

Revellers leading a Monday exodus from the Electric Picnic site in Stradbally, Co Laois, have been caught up in huge tailbacks on the way back towards Dublin after a number of accidents.

Two crashes on the M7 eastbound led to long delays on the motorway on Monday afternoon with witnesses reporting numerous emergency vehicles and 10km tailbacks.  

It's reported that several local fire service units and ambulances rushed to the scene. 

The incidents are causing tailbacks from Kildare Village shopping complex at Junction 13 to almost the M7/M9 merge point  between Naas and Newbridge. 

Traffic is diverting through an already busy Newbridge town to avoid the congestion. 

The M7 route was busy this morning with people returning home from Electric Picnic. 

Some users on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, have posted pictures of revellers sitting on camp chairs on the M7 motorway with traffic at a complete standstill. 

The traffic coming back from electric picnic is ridiculous! There's lads taken out camping chairs and having a few beers outside their cars. pic.twitter.com/OUcqVKq0JK

— Joe McGucken (@JosephMcgucken) September 4, 2023

Some spent hours navigating long queues out of the car parks at the EP site only to be met with the motorway mayhem.

Major tailback on M7, hope nothing serious ahead. #ElectricPicnic fans prepared. Puppy also taking advantage pic.twitter.com/K7GB6qWCWb

— Dermot Ryan (@dermotryanirl) September 4, 2023

The TII Motorway Traffic Control Centre has said at least two collisions on the M7 in Kildare between Naas and Newbridge have now been cleared and traffic is moving.