30 fewer road deaths so far this year

THERE have been 30 fewer road traffic fatalities so far this year, the sixth successive year where a sustained reduction in road deaths and injuries was recorded.

In Cork, however, there have been 26 road deaths this year to date, an increase of eight from 2010.

Appealing to drivers to travel safely over the Christmas period, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) said there was a real possibility that a lot less than 200 people will have died on the country’s roads by the year end.