In 2023, 13 out of 14 learner driver-related fatal crashes involved unaccompanied drivers.
Over 80% of learner drivers involved in fatal crashes since 2016 were driving unaccompanied, new data reveals.
According to The Irish Times, from 2016 to September 2024, 58 people died in 57 collisions with unaccompanied learners, while 12 (17%) fatalities occurred with accompanied learners.
In 2023, 13 out of 14 learner driver-related fatal crashes involved unaccompanied drivers.
The figures, from An Garda Síochána and provided by the RSA, show 15 fatalities in total in 2023, with six learner drivers among the dead.
The other victims were pedestrians, passengers, motorcyclists, and cyclists.
Between 2016 and 2020, fatal learner-driver collisions ranged from 3 to 5 annually.
Separate figures also recorded 554 collisions with 649 serious injuries, 75% involving unaccompanied learners.
However, these figures do not indicate fault or whether the learners had previously taken a driving test.
Meanwhile, Kildare is among the top five counties for pedestrians admitted to hospital with injuries from road traffic collisions.
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8 people have died on our roads in Kildare so far this year.
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