NRA to examine safety of bypass after fatal collision

THE NATIONAL Roads Authority (NRA) is to examine the safety of the Mitchelstown bypass after a head-on collision there on Monday afternoon led to the deaths of two men.

As two families prepare to bury their loved ones following the crash, the NRA confirmed yesterday they would be carrying out a safety review with the Gardaí.

However, a spokesman stressed the design elements of the road — which only opened in June of last year — “comply with all safety standards”, and that safety officials would examine the locations of all fatal crashes on national roads.