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On a population-adjusted basis, Spain had 86% fewer car crash fatalities in 2021 compared to 1991. [4] There are large disparities in road traffic death rates between regions. The risk of dying as a result of a road traffic injury is highest in the African Region (26.6 per 100 000 population), and lowest in the European Region (9.3 per 100 000 ...
Garda Síochána. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022. "Roads Policing fatalities to date for 2021". Roads Policing Statistics. Garda Síochána. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022. Wilson, Jade (1 January 2022). "Road deaths in Ireland drop to record low in 2021". The Irish Times.
April 27 – Philippines – A jeep smashed into an oncoming bus on a mountain road in Tagkawayan, Quezon causing the bus to plunge into a ravine, killing 11 people and injuring 31. [ 22] May 1 – South Africa – Sol Plaatje Dam bus crash. The driver of a coach took a wrong turn and drove into a dam at night, killing 51.
Battle of Newry Road. / 54.08472°N 6.59111°W / 54.08472; -6.59111. The Battle of Newry Road was a running gun battle between British Army helicopters and Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) armed trucks, fought along the lanes east of Crossmaglen, County Armagh, on 23 September 1993. The engagement began when an IRA motorized team ...
The number of people killed in road accidents reported to the police fell by 16% from 2,222 in 2009 to 1,857 in 2010. This the lowest figure since national records began in 1926. A total of 22,660 people were reported killed or seriously injured in 2010, 8% less than in 2009. There were 208,655 casualties (slight injuries, serious injuries and ...
An amber “danger to life” warning is in place for Northern Ireland today as flooding hit parts of the region, ahead of Storm Ciarán’s arrival. The warning went in effect from 9pm yesterday ...
Service number. 24181317. Unit. 156 (Inkerman) Battery, 94 Locating Regiment, Royal Artillery. Robert George Curtis (25 March 1950 – 6 February 1971) [1] was a British soldier who was officially the first military fatality in the Northern Ireland "Troubles", [2] which was to kill 705 British soldiers. [3] He was the first British soldier to ...
List of Irish railway accidents. Bray Head, 1867. This sortable table is intended to list railway accidents in the Republic of Ireland, and before its formation accidents in the provinces of Leinster, Munster and Connacht, plus the counties of Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan. It is currently limited to accidents where at least one train occupant ...