Pedestrian deaths double in 2022

A garda on duty in the West Cork village of Béal Átha and Ghaorthaidh where a woman was fatally injured after a car collided with pedestrians in December. Picture: Dan Linehan

The number of pedestrians dying in incidents on Irish roads doubled in 2022, as Cork and Dublin recorded the highest number of fatalities from road deaths in the country.

In all, the 155 deaths on the roads last year represented a 13% rise on 2021 according to provisional figures published on Sunday by the Road Safety Authority.