142 drivers have been seriously injured on Northern Sound roads over the past five years.
The new RSA report has revealed since 2019, 71 drivers were seriously injured on Cavan roads while the same number was seriously injured in Monaghan.
Between 2019 and 2023, 324 drivers were killed, and 2,353 drivers were seriously injured on Irish roads, according to the RSA. According to the RSA's Driver Spotlight Report: Fatalities and serious Injuries 2019-2023 report an average of 65 drivers were killed and 471 drivers were seriously injured annually over this five-year period.
For every driver fatality there were seven drivers seriously injured. Male drivers are over-represented in the study. They represent almost eight in 10 of driver fatalities, while just over six in 10 seriously injured drivers were male. Over half of drivers killed and serious injured were aged 16-45 years.
A large majority, 85%, of fatalities occurred on rural roads, and over seven in ten drivers were seriously injured on rural roads (73%). An urban road has a speed limit of 60km/h or less, while a rural road has a speed limit of 80km/h or more. So far this year a total of 139 people have been killed on Irish roads in 2024, 6 less compared to the same period in 2023.
