A unique joint garda and PSNI road safety campaign initiative took place today on the Donegal-Derry border.
Both forces have urged motorists to slow down, wear seatbelts and abstain from drink/drugs before getting behind the wheel.
The initiative, launched this morning on the border at Bridgend, focused on addressing speeding motorists.
Milford-based Garda Superintendent, David Kelly, said the joint cross-border checkpoint was the first of its kind involving both forces.
“We are working together to try and save lives on the roads,” he said.
“There have been too many road traffic collisions, sadly involving fatalities, on the roads this year and we are trying to reduce that.
“By working together on an all-island basis, we feel we can achieve more and that’s what we are doing here today and it’s a first for both organisations.”
To date, 33 people have died on roads in border counties such as Cavan/Monaghan (12), Donegal (nine), Sligo/Leitrim (five) and Louth (seven).
Nationally, 166 lives have been lost in road traffic related incidents, up from 132 in the same period last year. In the North, there have been 57 deaths so far in 2023.
The initiative is part of National Slow Down Day and it aims to remind drivers of the dangers of speeding.
A PSNI checkpoint on the Derry side of the border.
