Road victim's father urges caution on the roads

A father who lost his 15-year-old son in a car crash seven years ago is urging motorists and pedestrians to take extra care on the roads.

Batt Coleman's son Conor was killed when the car he was travelling in collided with another car near Innishannon in September 2001.

An 80-year-old woman became the latest fatality on the roads yesterday when she was struck by a car in Rosscarbery, Co Cork.

Gardaí are set to employ a range of measures to reduce road deaths in 2009.