It's claimed people in Clare continue to be caught not wearing seat belts.

With the An Garda Síochána Easter Bank Holiday Weekend Roads Policing Operation in full swing, motorists and passengers are being warned that not wearing a seatbelt carries a €120 fine in addition to penalty points.

New Garda data shows half of those fatally injured in road traffic collisions this year have been the driver while two-thirds of all fatal collisions involved a single vehicle.

Head of the Clare/Tipperary Garda Division's Roads Policing Unit Superintendent Eddie Golden says the importance of buckling in can't be overstated.