164 pedestrians killed and 1,426 seriously injured in the last four years

Between 2019 and 2023, 164 pedestrians were killed and 1,426 sustained serious injuries on Irish roads, according to the Road Safety Authority (RSA).

The Pedestrian Spotlight Report: Fatalities and Serious Injuries 2019–2023 shows that an average of 33 pedestrians lose their lives and 285 are seriously injured every year.

Pedestrians accounted for 22 per cent of all road fatalities and 20 per cent of serious injuries within the four-year period. Notably, for every pedestrian fatality, there were approximately nine serious injuries.

Those aged 75 and older represented the greatest share of pedestrian fatalities (23 per cent), while children aged 15 or younger represented the greatest share of those seriously injured (21 per cent).

Two-thirds (67 per cent) of pedestrian fatalities were male, while over half (55 per cent) of seriously injured pedestrians were male.

Over half of the pedestrian fatalities occurred on urban roads (52 per cent), while almost nine in ten (89 per cent)…