The scene of a fatal crash on the Buttevant- Liscarroll Road last summerpic Michael `Mac Sweeney/ProvisionHalf of those killed on Cork roads in 2018 were pedestriansALMOST half of those killed on Cork’s roads last year were pedestrians, new figures reveal. Provisional garda statistics show that there were 16 people killed in road collisions in 2018 — up two on the previous year. She was one of seven pedestrians who died in 2018, compared with just one pedestrian in 2017. Chairwoman of the Road Safety Authority, Liz O’Donnell, said: “2018 saw the introduction of very important road safety legislation. Garda Roads Policing numbers increased in 2018, and there is a commitment from An Garda Síochána to further increase numbers in 2019 to meet original targets.

Source: Evening echo January 04, 2019 19:41 UTC