Pedestrian and cyclist deaths rise in Quebec in 2024, overall roadway deaths drop

Pedestrian and cyclist deaths rise in Quebec in 2024, overall roadway deaths drop - Montreal

The province recorded a slight drop in the total number of people who died on the province's roadways last year, but a rise in pedestrian and cyclist deaths.

Pedestrian and cyclist deaths rise in Quebec in 2024, overall roadway deaths drop

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80 pedestrians and 13 cyclists lost their lives in Quebec last year, according to the road report published by SAAQ on Thursday.

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Quebec recorded a slight drop in the total number of people who died on the province’s roadways last year, but a rise in pedestrian and cyclist deaths. The report by the province’s auto insurance board says 379 people — including vehicle and motorcycle drivers, pedestrians and cyclists — died on roadways in 2024, down one compared with 2023. But that number includes 80 pedestrian deaths, a rise of 18. As well, 13 cyclists were killed in Quebec i…

Roads in 2024: Good and bad

CTV notes that more pedestrians and cyclists were killed on Quebec roads in 2024, while overall road deaths and injuries were down.