Sask. RCMP report 175% increase in fatal collisions in November 

Saskatchewan RCMP officers responded to 11 fatal motor-vehicle collisions so far this month, an increase of 175 per cent over the same period in 2024.

The 11 fatal collisions resulted in the death of 11 people on Saskatchewan roads, which is an increase of 37.5 per cent in the number of fatalities for the same period in 2024, where four fatal collisions resulted in the death of eight people.

Seven of those collisions this year - resulting in the death of seven people - happened in the last seven days alone, according to the RCMP Tuesday.

An overall increase was also reported from Jan. 1 to Nov. 25 of this year, with 94 deaths in 89 collisions.

During that time period in 2024 there were 67 fatal collisions resulting in the death of 76 people, an increase of 32.8 per cent in the number of fatal collisions and an increase of 23.7 per cent in the number of fatalities, RCMP said.

“While weather conditions may have been a factor in two of the fatal collisions this month, an astounding majority of these deaths involve the same four factors: seatbelts, speed, impairment by drug or alcohol, and distraction,” Staff-Sergeant Jason Sauve, with the Saskatchewan RCMP Traffic Services said in the release.

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The RCMP urges drivers to wear seatbelts, pay attention to surroundings at all times, don’t speed, and do not drive impaired, noting they see firsthand the impacts of those collisions.

“These tragic scenes leave a lasting impact on every single person who sees, hears about, or responds to them,” the release 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."

The statistics RCMP shared Tuesday do not include fatalities or collisions that happened on private property, in other police jurisdictions, off-road crashes, and collisions caused by medical emergencies, the release said.