Ireland's Road Death Toll Rises, Easter Policing Push

0:00On April 6th, a woman in her 40s has passed away in hospital after a serious crash with a lorry last Friday, pushing Ireland's road death toll. This year to 43. This morning around 10 a.m., another woman in her 40s was badly hurt as a pedestrian struck by a bus at Terenour Cross in South County Dublin. She was rushed to Vomont Hospital with no other injuries reported, and the road stays closed while investigators check the scene. Guardi are asking for witnesses on both crashes amid their big Easter bank holiday policing push, which kicked off at 7 a.m. last Thursday, April 2nd, and runs till 7 a.m. tomorrow. They've nailed over 3,000 drivers for speeding, more than 310 for phones or seatbelts, and arrested 138. For driving under the influence, including one wild case yesterday at 138 kilometers per hour in a 50 zone on cashl road in. Cahir County Tipperary. Stay safe out there, folks. These roads demand respect.