93 children killed or seriously injured on Cork roads between 2014 and 2022

Nationally, 56 children lost their lives and 852 were seriously injured on Irish roads over the same time period

Road Safety Authority CEO Sam Waide (left) said the report revealed "concerning trends". Picture: Keith Arkins

More than 90 children under the age of 15 were killed or seriously injured on Cork roads between 2014 and 2022, according to new figures from the Road Safety Authority (RSA).

Nationally, the RSA's Child Casualties Report 2014-2022, published on Monday as part of Irish Road Safety Week 2023, found that 56 children lost their lives on Irish roads over the same period, and 852 were seriously injured, of which 93 were in Cork. Nearly one in three of all casualties (30%) were located in Dublin.