Crash victims’ funerals - Lessons must be learned

The funerals of three of the eight people killed in Sunday night’s horrific crash on the road between Clonmany and Buncrana took place yesterday in Co Donegal.

It was the worst crash on Irish roads since records began almost half a century ago.

The accident comes against the backdrop of a distinct improvement on Irish roads over recent years. Road deaths have declined by more than 40% in the last eight years, but there is still room for a great deal of improvement, as Ireland stands seventh out of the 27 EU states in road deaths per million population.