Deaths of almost 40 children in five years prompts RSA to launch videos on driveway safety

The deaths of almost 40 young children on the roads in the last five years has prompted the Road Safety Authority to launch a series of videos focusing on child safety on driveways and in housing estates.

“Between 2010 and 2015, 38 children aged 14 years and under were killed on Irish roads,” the RSA said. “The most recent Child Casualty Report found that 41% of all child fatalities occurred in built-up areas, while in the same period, half of road-related serious injuries among children occurred as a result of a collision in a built-up area.”