IRISH RAIL HAS said there are delays to all Dart services this morning due to a truck hitting level crossing barriers at Serpentine Avenue in Ballsbridge.

Update: Significant delays expected to all DART services due to truck hitting level crossing barriers between Lansdowne & Sydney Parade. — Iarnród Éireann #StaySafe #HoldFirm (@IrishRail) October 13, 2015 Source: Iarnród Éireann /Twitter

A spokesperson for Irish Rail said the truck driver sped up and caused damage to the barrier. The driver did not stay at the scene but Irish Rail has been able to identify the registration and details have been passed to gardaí.

Update: Significant delays expected to DART services due to truck hitting Serpentine level crossing near Lansdowne pic.twitter.com/DLtOm111WF — Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) October 13, 2015 Source: Iarnród Éireann /Twitter

“One person’s reckless action is causing disruption to both rail and road, ” they said.

However the debris has now been cleared and services have resumed with delays which are expected to ease throughout the morning.

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Dublin Bus is accepting all valid rail tickets in the meantime.