SGI reports 87 deaths on Saskatchewan roads in 2021
The number of fatalities on Saskatchewan roads continued its long-term downward trend in 2021.
According to preliminary data released by SGI on Wednesday, 87 people died on the province’s roads last year. That was well below the average of 123.4 for the previous 10 years.
In fact, the numbers for the last three years represent the three lowest totals since Saskatchewan started keeping records in the 1950s. There were 71 deaths on the province’s roads in 2019 and 87 in 2020.
“It’s important not to lose sight of the fact that these aren’t simply numbers on a chart,” Minister Responsible for SGI Don Morgan said in a media release. “No one should ever die due to a motor vehicle collision, and no family should ever have to experience this type of loss.”