Sharp fall in child deaths on the roads

Fewer children are being killed or injured on Irish roads, research reveals, but parents are being urged to put helmets on their children when cycling.

A comparison of two four-year periods — 1996 and 2000, and 2004 and 2008 — puts the decrease at 36%.

Child deaths and injuries decreased from 5,928 during the first four-year period to 3,659 in the second.