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Road Safety: An RTÉ Special Report
2006 was a deadly year on Irish roads. More than 300 people died in accidents last year. But numbers only tell a fraction of the story. They mask the grief, pain and anger that has afflicted so many families in Ireland.
This RTÉ Special Report shines greater focus on this growing problem. Read stories behind some of Ireland's most tragic highway accidents in 2006, find out about the latest deaths on the roads from the headlines below and click on our exclusive Road Safety Guide.
Headlines
Updated:
29 Sep 2007 20:47
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Motorcyclist killed in Cork accident
A 20-year-old man has been killed when his motor cycle collided with a pole in Schull, Co Cork. -
Man dies after Tipperary crash
A man has died after he was hit by an articulated truck on the N7 in Co Tipperary. -
Man killed in Limerick road crash
A man has been killed in a road accident near Kildimo in Co Limerick.
- Three treated after Dublin Bus crash
- Man killed in Louth road accident
- Man dies following road crash
- Pedestrian killed in Co Leitrim
- New 30km/h limit for Dublin city streets
- Garda watchdog to investigate Galway crash
- Five die in separate road crashes
- Two killed in separate road accidents
- Man dies in Donegal crash
- Man dies in Dublin road accident
- Victims of fatal road crashes named
- Motorists to be told of collision zones
- Man killed in Antrim motorcycle crash
- Man dies in Cork collision
- Pedestrian dies in Co Derry collision
- Woman dies in Waterford collision
- Victim of Dunmanway crash named
- Victim of Co Down accident named
- 79-year-old dies after Co Down crash
- Victim of Limerick crash named
- Woman dies in Limerick car crash
- Boy dies after being hit by truck
- Road deaths in Cavan and Meath
- Appeal to motorists after five fatalities
- Five victims of crashes named
- 2007 road fatalities down 39 on last year
- Dublin crash was not hit and run - gardaí
- Investigation begun into Cork coach crash
- Woman dies in road crash in Co Down
- 15 hospitalised after Longford crash
- Vatican: Thou Shalt Not... Drink Drive
- Man drives 67 years without licence
- Gormley welcomes points for litter idea
- Man dies in Co Roscommon accident
- Fermoy road crash victim named
- Truck driver killed in Co Cork road crash
- Woman avoids jail after fatal Monaghan crash
- Man dies after Co Down accident
- Study highlights Ireland's road safety failure
- Garda inquiry into fatal Gort crash
- Victims of Galway road crash named
- 23% drop in road deaths linked to testing
- Man dies in Co Mayo road accident
- Man dies in N3 collision
- Gardaí issue bank holiday appeal
- Victim of Donegal car crash named
- Man dies in Donegal collision
