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Monday 20 March 2023 Dublin: 14°C

# Road Deaths

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# mallow
Two people in their 70s die in crash in Cork
The N20 Cork to Limerick Road is currently closed.
# Letterkenny
Woman dies after car crash in Donegal
The 30-year-old woman died in hospital this afternoon.
# Galway
Man (52) dies after motorcycle collides with car
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses.
# Mullingar
Man in his 70s dies in Westmeath crash
The collision happened at about 3.30pm today.
# RIP
Five young people have died on the roads this Christmas
Tragedies hit communities in Antrim, Carlow, Cavan, Dublin and Wexford.
# Road Deaths
300 drivers will be arrested before the end of the year - will you be one of them?
Today the RSA and gardaí also warned there may be another four to six deaths on Irish roads before the New Year.
# Road Deaths
Two men killed in separate collisions in Monaghan and Louth
In the car crash in Louth, two people also sustained minor injuries.
# Bordeaux
It could take weeks to identity victims of horror French bus crash
Experts from a police victim identification unit set up a tented centre overnight.
# Footage
Video shows last moments of two young men's lives as they sped to their deaths
The video shows that the men were driving above 90 mph while driving along a quiet country road.
# Wicklow
Man in his 80s dies after tractor strikes ditch and overturns
The crash happened in Wicklow this morning.
# Road Deaths
Two men killed in separate crashes in Donegal and Cork
A 19-year-old car passenger and 41-year-old motorcyclist lost their lives in the collisions.
# Kerry
Motorcyclist killed in Kerry road crash
The crash happened this morning on the N70.
# Wexford
Elderly woman dies after her car collides with truck
She was pronounced dead at the scene.
# Limerick
Woman in her 70s killed in three car pile-up
A number of other people have been taken to University Hospital Limerick.
# Skibbereen
Motorcyclist in his 20s killed in Cork crash
His bike collided with a car.
# Tragedy
'Any small community's nightmare': Shock over deaths in Laois car crash
Angela Kelly, Orla Curry and Martin Brophy were killed in the crash early yesterday morning.
# taking risks
Forget phones, Samsung's developing a truck that could help reduce road deaths
Do you take risks when overtaking?
# Newtownmountkennedy
Man dies in single car collision in Wicklow
Gardaí are investigating the incident.
# Tragedy
A man who ran over his girlfriend's father is campaigning for more high-vis jackets
Michael Jackson appeared alongside his girlfriend Maggie on Tv3′s Ireland AM to tell their harrowing story.
# Road Deaths
'God, it's so hard': Jake Brennan's mother speaks out on his first anniversary
“We’re missing a precious, precious little boy.”
# Road Deaths
133 drivers in fatal crashes were not breathalysed last year
The majority of drivers received fatal injuries at the scene.
# Road Deaths
Victory for Jake Brennan's family as council backs 20km speed limit
The six-year-old died when hit by a car last June.
# Fatal
Pedestrian killed in Cork this morning
The 33-year-old died in hospital.
# Bank Holiday
Man dies in car crash in Bandon
The deceased was the driver and sole occupant of the car.
# Road Safety
This simple can could help save cyclists' lives
Cyclists: You should all get this.
# slow down
Almost 500 Irish drivers caught speeding in just 24 hours
Gardaí have checked more than 100,000 vehicles since yesterday morning.
# Road Death
51-year-old man killed in Cork road crash
The man’s vehicle left the road and crashed into another car parked beside the road.
# Fatalities
Mayo's roads are being blessed - but there are no miracles expected
Mayo is following in the footsteps of Australia, where the blessing takes place in certain areas each year.
# Road Deaths
Two fatal road crashes within 24 hours - in Sligo and in Co Cork
A man in his 80s died in the Sligo crash. In Cork, a woman in her 30s was killed when her car collided with an SUV.
# Monaghan
Elderly man dies after his car crashed with a tractor and feeder
The driver of the tractor was uninjured.
# Tragedy
'Their friendship brought brightness to our world': Athy crash victims laid to rest
Funeral services for Niamh Doyle and Ashling Middleton took place in Carlow and Kildare today.
# Road Deaths
Irish road deaths are on the rise - is it time we looked to Sweden for safety inspiration?
The CEO of the RSA said, ‘We saved more lives than ever before in 2012 we can do it again in 2015′.
# local community
Private service held in Carlow for Athy crash victims
The memorial took place at 12:15 this afternoon.
# Athy
'Four beautiful school friends' to be laid to rest after tragic Kildare crash
Funeral arrangements have been made for three of the young women.
# Under the influence
Gardaí will be able to test your saliva on the roadside by the end of this year
As part of the tender process, testing is currently underway so suitable devices can be chosen.
# road deaths 2014
Double the number of children died on our roads last year
One in four passengers killed were not wearing a seatbelt.
# Road Deaths
Elderly pedestrian dies a day after being struck by a car
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses.
# Road Deaths
Young man killed in three-car collision in Down
Another tragedy on the roads at Christmas time.
# Road Deaths
Man in his 20s dies after his van struck a tree in Longford
He is the 192nd person to die on Irish roads this year.
# Road Deaths
Motorcyclist in his 70s dies in Templemore crash
He is the 188th person to die on Irish roads this year.