Gardaí have raised concerns about the increase in the number of people killed on our roads in the past year.

It comes ahead of World Remembrance Day for Road Traffic Victims this Sunday.

So far, 20 more people have been killed on the roads this year compared with 2012.

Superintendent Con O'Donohue of the Garda Traffic Unit says they are particularly concerned about motorcyclists and pedestrians:

Over 23,400 people have died on Irish roads since records began in 1959.

Charlie Mitchell's brother Fran was killed in a car crash eight years ago after he fell asleep at the wheel on his way home from work - Charlie says the impact of the crash is still being felt by his family: