European Commission figures out today will show that Ireland has the highest percentage of young people killed on the roads in the EU.
The figures show 38 per cent of all people killed on the roads in Ireland are aged under 25, and 30 per cent are in the 18 to 25 age group.
The report is published to coincide with the EU's first European Road Safety Day today, which has a particular focus on young people.
The report also shows that 75 per cent of those who died in the EU on the roads in 2005 were males.