Ireland’s been ranked as the 4th safest EU country for road deaths in 2017.
That’s up one place from 5th in 2016.
The European road safety report comes amidst a high number of road deaths to date in June.
A total of 157 people lost their lives on Ireland’s roads in 2017 compared to 186 in 2016.
While deaths on Irish roads have decreased by over a quarter since 2010.