Eight children killed or seriously injured on Longford roads in five years
The new figures from the Road Satety Authority data relates to the five year period from the beginning of 2021 up until the end of 2025.
Eight children in county Longford under the age of 16 have died or been seriously injured on local roads in the last five years, according to new figures from the Road Satety Authority.
There were three children either killed or seriously injured in county Leitrim and 11 kids were killed or seriously injured in both county Cavan and county Westmeath from January 2021 to the end of 2025
In another border county, nine kids died or were left seriously injured in county Roscommon.
A total of 38 kids across the country under the age of 16 have been killed on Irish roads in the last five years.
The RSA confirmed that 620 children were seriously injured during the 2021 to 2025 period, which equates to just below 10% of all those badly hurt in traffic crashes.
A breakdown of the the 658 children either killed or seriously injured in Ireland found nearly half were pedestrians while more than a quarter were passengers in a vehicle, 30 kids were e-scooter users, while a dozen kids were drivers.
The highest numbers of child casualties were recorded in Dublin and Cork.
About 30% of child casualties occurred in Dublin while 9% occurred in Cork.