11 people killed on Irish roads in past week

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has renewed its appeal for care and vigilance on the roads after nine road deaths over the Christmas period.

Eleven people have died on the roads since last weekend — with nine since the RSA issued its annual festive safety message just five days ago.

The latest victim, a man in his 30s, died in Co Offaly yesterday when the car he was driving apparently lost control on a water-logged stretch of road near the village of Pollagh and veered into a flooded drain.