Roads safer despite six deaths, says authority

ROAD safety chiefs say the appalling loss of life witnessed this weekend must be viewed in the context of a falling number of road deaths during the autumn months.

Since August, the upward trend in road fatalities has been partially halted and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) says efforts to make the country’s roads safer are not in vain.

RSA spokesman Brian Farrell said this year the number of accidents has been substantially reduced although it is hard to compare with other years because there have been a large number of multiple fatalities.