Six killed on South East roads in 2016

Figures have shown the number of road deaths in the South East so far this year is at the same level as last year.

Six people have been killed on the region's roads since January 1st.

So far in 2016 there have been four road deaths in Tipperary, as well as one in Kilkenny and one in Wexford.

This total number of six is the same amount as this time last year.

Worryingly the four deaths so far in Tipperary brings the county level with the total number of fatalities in the county for the whole of 2015.

Waterford was one of just two counties nationwide that didn't record a single road fatality last year - not since July 2014 has a person been killed on the counties roads.

Last year saw the lowest number of road deaths nationwide since 2012 at 165.