One-in-five road deaths blamed on driver fatigue

TIRED drivers are to blame for one-in-five deaths on the roads with 61 fatalities caused by sleeplessness so far this year.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) revealed the grim toll yesterday as it unveiled its winter campaign to coincide with the approach of the October bank holiday.

“Driving when very tired is as dangerous as driving while over the drink-drive limit,” said RSA chief executive Noel Brett.