Road death toll climbs to 176 as six die over weekend

THE road death toll for 2006 looks likely to break the 400-fatality barrier after a grim weekend, including another death yesterday, saw six people lose their lives.

Already, 176 people have died in road traffic accidents in 2006.

The climbing death toll prompted Fine Gael to call for a national audit of roads in a bid to cut the number of accidents.