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Public health
fromIrish Independent
2 days ago

Gardai urge public to report friends and family after more than 700 drivers caught speeding daily over Christmas

High levels of dangerous driving and non-compliance occurred over Christmas: many speeding detections, daily arrests for drink or drug driving, seatbelt fines, and 26 road deaths.
fromIrish Independent
1 week ago

British boxer Anthony Joshua injured in fatal car crash that kills two people: 'Thankfully, he appears OK'

It was a two-vehicle convoy: a Lexus SUV and a Pajero SUV. Joshua was seated behind the driver, with another person beside him. There was also a passenger sitting beside the driver, making four occupants in the Lexus that crashed. His security detail was in the vehicle behind them before the crash. Other eyewitnesses and I began the rescue and flagged down oncoming vehicles to assist. A few minutes after the crash, officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps arrived.
World news
#road-safety
fromIndependent
5 months ago
Mental health

'A little child came out of the back of the car and jumped into my arms' - what it's like to be first on the scene of a road accident

fromIndependent
5 months ago
Mental health

'A little child came out of the back of the car and jumped into my arms' - what it's like to be first on the scene of a road accident

fromIrish Independent
3 weeks ago

Three young men killed in two separate car crashes on Co Tipperary roads

Two young men died in a fatal road collision involving four cars on a local road at Killeen, Ballinunty. Gardai said that shortly before 6pm, they and emergency services responded to a serious collision. Two young men, aged in their early 20s and late teens, who were occupants of one of the cars, were pronounced dead at the scene. Two women, both aged in their 20s and travelling in a second car, were taken by ambulance to Tipperary University Hospital, Clonmel.
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UK news
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 month ago

'Confident' London drivers are far more likely to crash on country roads, study finds

London drivers crash on country roads more often than other UK drivers despite higher confidence; rural roads have higher death rates and need safety measures.
US news
fromSocial Media Explorer
4 months ago

California Tops Nation in Truck Crashes, Study Reveals Delivery Pressures Behind Rising Risks - Social Media Explorer

California experiences the highest number of truck collisions, driven by e-commerce-driven fleet expansion causing heavier traffic, fatigued drivers, and more high-risk crashes.
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