Quarter of road deaths in Ireland shown to be work related

One in four road deaths in Ireland is work related, a new study shows.

Quarter of road deaths in Ireland shown to be work related
Wed, 22 Mar, 2017 - 00:00
Dan Buckley

Analysis of road accidents from 2008 to 2011 found truck drivers were involved in almost half of the 193 fatal accidents.

The report published by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is the first time the scale of work-related road accidents and the associated fatalities have been comprehensively identified.

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