There’s been an increase in the number of deaths on the country’s roads over the past year.
The numbers are up 4 per cent in 2019, compared to 2018.
Ten people were killed on the roads in the north west, made up of eight in Donegal and one each in Sligo and Leitrim.
New figures from the Road Safety Authority show up to 1pm on New Year’s Eve, a total of 148 people died on Ireland’s roads.
That’s compared to 142 lives lost in 2018 – an increase of 4 per cent.
There’s been a rise in the number of drivers killed, up 45%, compared to 2018.
However, the statistics show there’s been a sharp drop in pedestrian deaths in 2019, down 36%, while passenger deaths, have fallen by 20%.
There was one more motorcyclist death in 2019, but an overall analysis shows there was a 23% reduction in vulnerable road user deaths.
