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(With files from Tracey Moody Discovermoosejaw.com)

Total collisions in Saskatchewan are down 5.8 per cent compared to 2022, with 28,238 recorded in the province in 2023. Saskatoon recorded 7,164 collisions, 1,663 injuries and eight deaths in 2023.

SGI recently released their 2023 Traffic Collision Statistical Report, outlining information about collisions in Saskatchewan recorded in the Traffic Accident Information System.

The intersection with the most collisions was Avenue C and Circle Drive at 56 which is down from 71 in 2022. In Prince Albert the intersection with the most accidents in 2023 was 2nd Avenue and15th Street. There were 34 in 2023 compared to 14 in the year prior.

In Saskatoon there were 30 instances involving a collision with a bicycle that resulted in property damage and 45 incidents involving personal injury. Compare that to Regina with three accidents involving a bicycle that resulted in property damage and 41 incidents resulting in personal injury.  There were two fatalities involving a bicycle in Saskatoon and one in Regina in 2023.

There were 92 deaths associated with collisions in the province in 2023, down 11.5 per cent over the previous year, and injuries were also down 6.1 per cent.

A total of 596 collisions were recorded that involved a drinking or drugged driver, with 367 victims being either injured or killed. There was a 14.2 per cent decrease in collisions involving alcohol or drugs in 2023 from the previous year.

Using safety restraints continues to be a factor in avoiding severe and fatal injuries, with the report outlining that those not using safety restraints were injured severely or fatally 48 per cent of the time, while those who used restraints were severely or fatally injured only 7 per cent of the time.