One crash victim suffers life-altering brain injury every 7-10 days

Road Safety Authority chair Gay Byrne has urged people to take care on the roads this Christmas after revealing one person suffers a life-altering brain injury every seven to 10 days after ‘surviving’ serious crashes.

The comment came as part of a safety awareness campaign aiming to reduce the number of tragedies on Irish roads over the coming weeks.

Launching the campaign at UCD in front of visiting transition-year students yesterday, Mr Byrne said the damage caused by accidents is not just linked to how many people die.