by Brian Byrne. Pedestrian road deaths in Dublin more than doubled in 2004, according to newly-released figures, bringing the rate of such deaths on a national basis to the third highest in the EU.
And Ireland has the highest rates of child fatalities among the pedestrian deaths.
Two thirds of the deaths involved buses or trucks, and a new campaign has been launched to make pedestrians more aware of the danger of crossing roads in the vicinity of large vehicles.
