Donegal recorded one of the highest number of road deaths in Ireland last year, according to statistics published by the Road Safety Authority (RSA).
Seventeen people lost their lives on roads here in 2024, up from ten in 2023.
That number of fatalities is the highest in Co Donegal since 2010 when 19 people perished on the county’s roads.
Dublin (23), Cork (19), Mayo (19) and Donegal (17) were the counties that recorded the highest number of deaths, accounting for 45% of the total fatalities in 2024.
Nationally, 174 people lost their lives on Irish roads last year. The deaths were a result of 160 fatal collisions across the country throughout the last year.
The total figure is down from 181 in 2023, according to the statistics which are based on operational data from An Garda Síochána.
Analysis of the figures also revealed a high proportion of male fatalities, a continuation of 2023’s increased level of young fatalities (aged 25 years or less) and a high number of fatalities in the evening between 4pm and 8pm.
A number of deaths were reclassified throughout the year for a number of reasons, including formal post-mortem examination results, garda investigations and coroners inquests.
These reclassifications can also occur when it is ruled that the cause of death was not due to the impact of the accident, such as pre-existing medical conditions, or where the cause of the crash suggests a more appropriate classification such as homicide or personal misadventure.
Meanwhile, 68 people died on Northern Ireland’s roads in 2024, according to provisional figures from the PSNI.
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