Road deaths up by 9 in 2020 despite lockdowns

There were 1,407 fewer serious and minor injury collisions recorded in 2020. File picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

Despite an increase in road fatalities this year, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has reported a 25% decrease in the number of serious and minor injury collisions compared to 2019. 

There were 1,407 fewer serious and minor injury collisions recorded in 2020, but 149 people lost their lives on Ireland’s roads as a result of 138 crashes.