87 traffic deaths reported in Saskatchewan during 2021
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Preliminary data released by SGI indicates 87 people were killed in collisions on Saskatchewan roads during 2021.
Saskatchewan recorded its third-straight year of historically low traffic deaths.
SGI said preliminary data indicates 87 people were killed in collisions on Saskatchewan roads during 2021, matching the number from 2020. That number could be adjusted, SGI cautioned.
It continues a downward trend in traffic deaths since records were first kept starting in the 1950s. The lowest number of fatalities recorded in a single year was 71 in 2019.
“It’s important not to lose sight of the fact that these aren’t simply numbers on a chart,” said Don Morgan, the minister responsible for SGI, in a statement Wednesday.
“No one should ever die due to a motor vehicle collision, and no family should ever have to experience this type of loss.”
Driver impairment remains the leading cause of death.
In one-third of the deaths, the victim was not wearing a seatbelt or was improperly restrained.
Excessive speed and driver distraction were factors in more than one out of every five deaths.
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