Drivers warned to go slow as death toll hits 26

THE National Safety Council has warned drivers to slow down following 26 road deaths this month.

Eleven people were killed on the roads in the last seven days, including three Limerick teenagers and a young Co Wexford couple and their baby.

“Drivers, do not allow a repeat of the carnage that took place on Irish roads at the end of July 2002. Slow down, don’t drink and drive and wear a seatbelt front and rear,” NSC chief executive Pat Costello said last night.