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Pointless highway deaths can be avoided: OPP

In 2024, the Ontario Provincial Police recorded 382 fatalities on roads they monitor, with most deaths resulting from reckless or careless behavior by drivers and passengers.
This high death toll follows a pattern of risky behaviors including speeding, inattention, and impaired driving, with 344 fatal collisions recorded last year.
Among the fatalities, 95 were linked to speed, 80 involved inattentive drivers, 53 involved alcohol or drugs, 60 died unbuckled, and 57 motorcyclists—the most in 20 years—were killed.
From May 13 to 19, 2025, the OPP will collaborate with national policing agencies to implement a comprehensive traffic enforcement and public awareness initiative leading into the Victoria Day Long Weekend.
The campaign urges all road users to avoid poor decisions to prevent further fatalities and help everyone reach their destinations safely.

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OPP attributes 382 road deaths last year to bad choices

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382 people died in traffic accidents in Ontario last year. Provincial police: "Needless deaths" can be avoided | Drivers | Road safety | National Road Safety Week

) May 13 to 19 is National Road Safety Week. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) released a report on traffic fatalities in 2024 on Tuesday (May 13), warning that if drivers drive carefully, some "needless deaths" in traffic accidents can be avoided.

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