200 to die as State’s road safety plan fails, says IIF

TWO-HUNDRED people will die unnecessarily this year because of the Government’s failure to tackle road safety problems effectively, the Irish Insurance Federation (IIF) has said.

Tue, 25 Oct, 2005 - 01:00

Paul O’Brien, Political Reporter

It is the second time in a week that the Government's record on the issue has been hammered.

Last Wednesday, the chairman of the National Safety Council (NSC),

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