2018 road collision statistics show Ireland continues to improve road safety performance

Provisional road collision statistics for 2018 show Ireland continued to improve its road safety performance by recording a 4% drop in road deaths, making it the safest year since road deaths were first recorded in 1959.

A total of 149 people lost their lives on Ireland’s roads as a result of 142 fatal crashes up to 3pm on the 31 December 2018, compared to 156 lives lost in 141 fatal crashes in 2017.