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Road Crash Victims To Be Remembered In The Midlands This Weekend

Thursday, 17 November 2022 12:26

137 people have been killed so far this year.

An increase in deaths on Irish roads this year is being described as "absolutey soul-destroying" by the Irish Road Traffic Victims association.

137 people have been killed to date in 2022, an increase of 21 compared to last year.

A remembrance service will be held in the Bloomfield House Hotel in Mullingar on Sunday as part of a national programme of commemorative events for families affected by road trauma.

Founder of IRVA and Westmeath's Donna Price says there's needs to be an increase in policing:

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