Mayo Road Safety Office and Gardai join forces to commemorate road traffic victims

The Mayo Road Safety Office and Mayo Roads Policing have joined forces to mark World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, which is set to take place on Sunday next, November 16.

The objective of World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is to remember people who tragically lost their lives on our roads, as well as those seriously injured. It is also a day to acknowledge the crucial work carried out by emergency service personnel.

To date, 148 (Figure as of November 7, 2025) people have tragically lost their lives on Irish roads.

To commemorate the occasion, a special Memorial Mass will be held at Knock Basilica on Sunday, November 16 at 12 noon.

Frances Mitchell, Mayo Road Safety Officer, stated that: “On Sunday, we will remember the lives tragically lost on our roads and the families whose worlds have been forever changed.

“Each statistic represents a person – a loved one, a friend, a colleague, or a member of   our Community.

“While road traffic deaths are counted in the year they occur, families and the wider community remain bereaved forever. The effect on the emergency services, whose work involves facing the consequences of road traffic collisions on a daily basis, is also profound.

“The World Day of Remembrance is a time to honour their memory and renew our commitment to making our roads safer for everyone.”

Speaking in advance of this year’s commemoration, Garda Inspector David Tiernan, Mayo Road Policing, reflected on the numbers who have lost their lives on our roads, with 9 fatalities to date in 2025 in County Mayo, in comparison to 17 fatalities for the same period in 2024, said,

“Whilst we welcome this decrease, it is important that road users do not become complacent. These figures do not include the countless numbers left with life-changing injuries over the same period.

“We all know someone whose lives have been deeply affected by the loss of a friend, colleague, relative.”