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'It's such a tragedy': Community in shock after woman (26) dies in crash
Her two children are in hospital, with one in a serious condition.
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Her two children are in hospital, with one in a serious condition.
Meanwhile, just over half of people want drink driving alcohol limits to remain unchanged.
Meanwhile, the Road Safety Authority is looking into establishing a public database of disqualified drivers.
Minister Shane Ross has described 2016 as a “disastrous year” for road safety.
Meanwhile, a Fine Gael MEP has called for breathalysers to be installed in the cars of repeat offenders.
She was pronounced dead at the scene in Cavan.
A number of new measures about drug driving, written-off vehicles and uninsured drivers have been given the green light.
The crash happened last night and the woman was pronounced dead today.
The N5 is closed between Frenchpark and Ballaghaderreen and diversions are in place.
Drink drivers involved in fatal crashes will not be permitted to drive while they are awaiting trial.
A section of the road remains closed to facilitate a garda forensic examination.
Six people who were injured in the collision remain in hospital this morning.
Today is the first one that my sister Donna Fox is among those we are remembering, writes Neil Fox on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
23,949 people have died on Irish roads since records began in 1959.
Prescription medication almost as common as alcohol in road deaths, according to RSA report.
The Road Safety Authority is worried about an increasing trend.
The car she was driving hit a wall on Sunday.
The driver, a man in his 20s, and a female passenger in her late teens were taken to Beaumont Hospital.
Authorities said it appeared the 1996 bus didn’t have seat belts and it is likely speeding played a role.
Gardaí have thanked the tens of thousands of drivers on Irish roads who were found to be compliant.
The road between Claremorris and Balla is currently closed.
Speed also played a role in half of crashes where someone died.
New mayor Sadiq Khan wants a total ban on dangerous lorries in the English capital.
Six people have lost their lives in road collisions in Donegal this year – five of those road deaths occurred this week.
Tony Rice was the drummer in popular band Big Generator.
The crashes happened in Meath, Kildare and Donegal between last night and this morning.
The Road Safety Authority issued a warning to all road users ahead of the bank holiday weekend.
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to either incident.
Part of the Ballycanew to Wexford road is closed and diversions in place.
The Maher family tell their raw story, in their own words.
Eugene Maher died from head injuries hours after being struck by a car driven by Christopher Coleman.
No one else was injured in the collision.
The RSA has said people automatically vilify drivers when drunk pedestrians are often the causes of fatal collisions.
There were 983 fatal collisions on Irish roads between 2008 and 2012.
Six others were taken to hospital after the collision.
The dangers of micro-sleeps were highlighted this week when a driver was jailed for two years for killing a young mother after drifting off at the wheel.
Diversions are in place on the N25 where the crash happened.
He was also fined €1,000 and disqualified from driving for four years.
The N20 Cork to Limerick Road is currently closed.
The 30-year-old woman died in hospital this afternoon.
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