Road crashes claim one life almost every day

One person is being killed on Irish roads almost every day according

One person is being killed on Irish roads almost every day according

to Garda figures released today.

Since New Year’s Eve 34 people have died with four of those deaths coming since the start of February.

The figures show road deaths in 2000 (415) increased for the first time in three years.

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