Saskatchewan RCMP are sounding the alarm after a sharp rise in fatal collisions on the province’s roads.
From Nov. 1 to Nov. 25, officers responded to 11 fatal motor-vehicle collisions, resulting in 11 deaths. That is a 175 per cent increase in fatal collisions and a 37.5 per cent jump in fatalities compared to the same period in 2024, when four collisions caused eight deaths.
Seven of this month’s deaths happened in the last seven days.
So far in 2025, from Jan. 1 to Nov. 25, RCMP have responded to 89 fatal collisions, with 94 people killed. That represents a 32.8 per cent increase in fatal collisions and a 23.7 per cent increase in deaths from the same span in 2024.
Staff Sergeant Jason Sauve with Saskatchewan RCMP Traffic Services said the pattern is tragically familiar.
“We keep repeating the same road safety messages continually because we see the role played by these factors every time we attend the scene of a fatal collision,” said Sauve. “We see how wearing a seatbelt, not driving impaired, not speeding, or staying focused on the road may have prevented these deaths.”
“These tragic scenes leave a lasting impact on every single person who sees, hears about, or responds to them,” he said. “If us repeating safety messages can help prevent us from having to respond to one fatal collision call, we will continue to share them.”
“We are running out of ways to say it. Please, when you take the road from now on, take the time to consciously remind yourself of these four things:
Wear your seatbelt.
Pay attention to your surroundings at all times.
Do not speed.
Do not drive impaired – by drugs or alcohol.”
He urged the public to share those reminders with loved ones.
Saskatchewan RCMP note the figures exclude collisions on private property, off-road crashes, incidents caused by medical emergencies, and those outside RCMP jurisdiction.
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I wonder how many of these accidents had pavement issues in Saskatchewan. The moment you drive east across 50th Ave in Lloydminster, it is apparent that road quality is very poor compared to the Alberta side. The further east you go, the worse the paved highways get. The paving jobs done in the summer for the Ministry of Highways is nothing better than lipstick on a pig. Saskatchewan highways are terrible.