Targeted measures needed to reduce deaths on Irish roads
The Government is being urged to implement targeted measures in a bid to eliminate deaths on the roads. Recent figures released by Parc show a higher risk for motorists who use secondary roads and there are calls for an examination into the issue. Sinn Fein’s Transport Spokesperson and Sligo Leitrim…
Sligo has highest road fatality rate in the country
Sligo has the largest rate of road fatalities per capita, according to new data Ireland is facing a 16 percent increase in road deaths for 2022. The statistics were compiled by the Irish Independent. 138 people lost their lives on Irish roads this year – an increase…
Decrease in road deaths across Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal in 2021
The number of people who died in fatal road traffic collisions fell across Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal in 2021 compared to 2020 according to the Road Safety Authority. A total of 13 people lost their lives in fatal road traffic collisions in 2020 compared to eight in 2021. There were…
13 people killed on roads across the north west in 2018
There were 13 people killed on the roads across the north west last year. According to figures from the Road Safety Authority, Donegal had the highest number of fatalities in region where 10 people lost their lives on the roads. There were two people killed in Leitrim and one person…