Road deaths rose 13% last year, provisional figures show

Provisional police figures show an increase in the number of road deaths in Ireland in 2022 (Niall Carson/PA)

The number of road deaths in Ireland in 2022 increased by 13% from the previous year, provisional figures have shown.

A total of 155 people died in 149 fatal road collisions last year, compared to 137 deaths in 124 collisions in 2021.