Rise in road deaths 'alarming', says RSA

A report on road safety covering the period from January 1 to July 28 this year showed that 89 people died on the roads, up 7 per cent from 83 in the same period last year

David Sheahan, Assistant Garda Commissioner, and RSA chief executive Moyagh Murdock. Pic: Shane O'Neill

The chief executive of the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has described figures for road deaths in Ireland so far this year as "alarming".

Moyagh Murdock was responding to a report on road safety covering the period from January 1 to July 28 this year, which showed that 89 people died on the roads, up 7 per cent from 83 in the same period last year. There were 80 collisions, an increase of 3 ...