More than a quarter of driver and passengers who were killed in car crashes on Irish roads last year were not wearing a seatbelt, new figures have revealed.
Of the 88 people who died in road incidents last year, in vehicles that were fitted with seatbelts, 24 were not wearing their seatbelt, according to analysis from the Road Safety Authority (RSA).
This means that 27% of drivers and passengers who died were not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. In a further 30% of cases, it was not established if the road death victims were wearing a seatbelt.
