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70% of road deaths this year happened on rural roads

70 percent of road deaths this year happened on rural roads with a speed limit of 80km/h, according to new figures from An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority. The figures show that one-third of fatalities were of people aged 35 or younger,...

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07.33 29 Aug 2022


70% of road deaths this year happened on rural roads


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07.33 29 Aug 2022


70 percent of road deaths this year happened on rural roads with a speed limit of 80km/h, according to new figures from An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority.

The figures show that one-third of fatalities were of people aged 35 or younger, while over four in ten were people aged 60 and above.

Motoring Editor of The Sunday Independent - Geraldine Herbert joined Jonathan Healy on the show.


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