The number of deaths on Irish roads rose to 155 in 2022, and 13 of these deaths were reported in Dublin according to provisional figures.
The newly released figures were published by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) today following an analysis of provisional fatal collision reports from An Garda Síochána. According to the provisional figures, the number of pedestrian deaths in 2022 has doubled to 41 compared to last year.
Meanwhile, Dublin and Cork were jointly tied as having the highest number of road deaths with 13 people killed in each county, while there were 10 deaths in Limerick in 2022. The latest figures also showed that while there was a decrease in the number of drivers killed at 60 in 2022, drivers still accounted for the highest proportion of fatalities at 39%.
