RSA: Fewest road deaths in nearly 60 years

Fewer people died on Irish roads in 2018 than in any other year since records began almost 60 years ago, according to provisional statistics from the Road Safety Authority (RSA).

As of 3pm yesterday, a total of 149 people had lost their lives on our roads, compared to 156 in 2017 and 640 in 1972, when fatalities peaked.