Garda warning as image of M50 crash where man lost leg circulates online

Gardaí have made an appeal to the public to stop sharing an image circulating on social media from an incident on Saturday where a delivery driver lost a leg in a road collision with a garda car.

At approximately 3.15pm on Saturday afternoon, the collision involving a pedestrian and a garda car occurred on the M50 northbound in Tallaght, Dublin. The man was rushed to Tallaght Hospital where he was treated for life-changing injuries.

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, gardaí appealed that the image is not shared "out of respect for the victim".

"An Garda Síochána is aware of an image circulating on some social media sites of a victim of a road traffic incident that occurred on the M50 yesterday.

"We ask that this image is not circulated or shared out of respect for the victim involved in this collision," the statement read.

The incident has been referred to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC), who are seeking witnesses to the incident.

"The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) is seeking assistance in its examination of a road traffic incident in Dublin.

"GSOC would like to speak to any witnesses who observed any incident, activity or interactions at this time and location. GSOC would also welcome the provision of any CCTV, dashcam or mobile footage witnesses may have captured.

"Anyone with information which may be of assistance is asked to contact GSOC at 0818 600 800 or info@gsoc.ie," the statement finished.