It's been a horror week on our roads, with seven people - including two pedestrians hit by a train - dying in separate incidents in a deadly nine-hour period on Friday.
National manager for road policing Superintendent Steve Greally said Friday night's fatalities came off the back of a "disastrous" month on our roads.
"Seven people. That's seven families [affected]. That's seven lives that have ended over 24 hours, that were all here when we woke up yesterday morning...yet today they are not.