Montreal road deaths drop, but injuries surge
While 2025 saw fewer fatal crashes, serious and minor injury counts both climbed sharply across the city.
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Montreal's roads were deadlier in terms of injury even as the number of deaths fell last year, according to the 2025 road report released Tuesday by the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ).
Thirty-one people died on Montreal streets in 2025 — down 7.7 per cent from the five-year average of 2020 to 2024. But injuries reversed the trend. Serious injuries jumped to 188, up 9 per cent. Minor injuries reached 5,962, up 6.7 per cent. The total accident count was up 6.7 per cent, affecting 6,181 people.
Across Quebec, deaths rose slightly (under 1 per cent) while injuries climbed at similar rates — 3.1 per cent for serious injuries and 9.1 per cent for minor injuries.
The report arrives one week before the start of Quebec's historically deadliest stretch: the 11 weeks between Saint-Jean (June 24) and Labour Day (September 7). Safety advocates traditionally stress extra caution during summer travel season, when road use spikes and fatigue and impairment become more common factors.