The percentage of young people dying on the roads has soared by over 15pc this year and now accounts for close to half of all fatalities. The highest-risk age among road users last year was 16-25 years, Road Safety Authority (RSA) research warned. This group represented 26pc of total fatalities – 48 deaths –and the figures represented an overall increase of 23 road user fatalities compared to 2022.

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