A car carrying a couple drove off a bridge on to the M50 motorway in Dublin on Wednesday afternoon into traffic.
The couple, a man and woman aged in their 80s, were removed from the scene for treatment of serious injuries. No other injuries have been reported.
The couple are believed to have been driving from Dublin Airport southbound on the M50 when they exited the motorway at Junction 10, near the Ballymount slip road.
Gardaí are investigating the circumstances in which the car appeared to have driven off the bridge at the Ballymount exit on to the traffic below.
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Video posted online in the aftermath of the incident appears to show a breached barrier at the beginning of the bridge.
The incident happened at about 3.20pm on Wednesday and involved a car in a single-vehicle collision, gardaí said.
The southbound lane of the M50 was closed and diversions put in place. It was subsequently reopened, though Transport Infrastructure Ireland warned motorists of continued congestion in the area.
The southbound queue of the M50 motorway at one point stretched back to junction one for Dublin Airport during rush hour on Wednesday.
There was a heavy Garda presence at the scene. Other emergency services also attended. The area was also subject to a technical examination, gardaí said.
