‘When a young life is extinguished, it’s the ultimate tragedy’ – 10 children killed on Irish roads so far this year

Demands grow for immediate action from Government to tackle ‘terrible history’ over safety

The children who have died in road crashes this year. Clockwise from top left: Saoirse (10) and Ciara Bowden (14) pictured with their mum Una who also died in the same collision, Leah O'Meara (15), Dylan Coady Coleman (10), Vakaris Gudaitis (17), Abbigael Tournié Moore (8), Molly Dempsey (15), Gilbert Collins (15) and Avuzwa Idris (17). Not pictured: Hannah Meshkat (6), who also died nine days after a crash in February

Maeve McTaggart

Ten children have died on the roads since the beginning of the year, with four alone killed in crashes in Co Mayo.

The total number of deaths in road accidents so far this year stands at 97, which is 12 more than in the same period last year.