Road barrier puts stop to accidents

THE split-barrier overtaking system near Mallow has cut accidents to a trickle along a road where 15 people had died in the seven years before it was planned.

An estimated five million vehicles use the road every year, but on the 2+1 barrier section fatal accidents have been eliminated.

A report into the scheme by TMS consultants said the gardaí have already asked for it to be extended further towards Mallow.