Road safety chief says road death statistics 'improving' as road users become 'more vigilant'

Motorists have been urged to take care of vulnerable road users such as cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians.

The chief executive of the Road Safety Authority (RSA) says there has been an improvement in road death statistics in Ireland in recent months, despite the number of fatalities this year being more than the same time in 2023.

The claims are at odds with Road Safety Minister Jack Chambers, who said it was “too early to say what the wider trend is”, with numbers already above “a shocking year on our roads” in 2023.