People killed or injured in road collisions were remembered at services across the country.
Two young men have died in separate road accidents in counties Wexford and Mayo. Their deaths come on a day when those who lost their lives and who suffered injuries as a result of road traffic accidents were remembered at religious services across the country.
A special Mass was celebrated at Knock Shrine at midday today. In Drogheda a prayer service was held at the Augustinian church in the town where relatives and friends gathered to remember their loved ones.
Father Iggy O'Donovan says it is important to remember that people and their families are behind the statistics.
It’s a human being in every case, a family in every case.
The two deaths last night bring the number of people who have died on our roads to two hundred and fifty three since the start of this year.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 16 November 2008. The reporter is Paul O’Flynn.
