Women whose lives were shattered by road tragedies honoured for road safety

Three women whose lives were shattered by road tragedies have been honoured for devoting their lives to improving road safety.

Women whose lives were shattered by road tragedies honoured for road safety

Elber Twomey and Paula Murphy, both from Cork, and Lisa Marie Maher, from Dublin, were presented with Victims’ Voice Awards at the Irish Road Victims Association (IRVA) awards ceremony at the weekend.

Ms Twomey’s entire family — her young son, Oisín, husband Connie, and unborn daughter, Elber Marie — all died as a result of an horrific crash in Devon just over four years ago, when a suicidal taxi driver who was being pursued by police swerved head-on into their car as they returned from a family holiday.

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