Country 'called to arms' to keep safe on the roads this Bank Holiday weekend

A garda stands at the closed N54 outside Clones, Co Monaghan after a crash which claimed the lives of Kiea McCann, aged 17, and Dlava Mohamed, aged 16.

The country has been issued with a “call to arms” to ensure this August Bank Holiday weekend does not add to 101 lives already lost on the roads this year.

Road Safety Authority chief executive Sam Waide said that on current trends, Ireland could reach 168 road deaths this year — 12 more than 2022 and 28 more than 2019.