Sask. RCMP report spike in fatal collisions, Maple Creek crash under investigation
By Kate Winquist
Saskatchewan RCMP are reporting a sharp increase in fatal motor-vehicle collisions this month, with seven deaths occurring in just the past week.
From Nov. 1 to Nov. 25, 2025, RCMP officers responded to 11 fatal collisions on provincial roads, resulting in 11 deaths. This represents a 175 per cent increase in the number of fatal collisions and a 37.5 per cent rise in fatalities compared with the same period in 2024, when four fatal collisions claimed eight lives.
Seven of the collisions occurred within the last seven days. So far this year, from Jan. 1 to Nov. 25, Saskatchewan RCMP have attended 89 fatal collisions that have claimed 94 lives — an increase of 32.8 per cent in collisions and 23.7 per cent in fatalities over the same period in 2024.
Staff-Sergeant Jason Sauve of RCMP Traffic Services emphasized that most fatalities continue to involve four key factors: seatbelt use, speed, impairment by drugs or alcohol, and distraction. “We keep repeating the same road safety messages because we see the role played by these factors every time we attend a scene,” Sauve said. “If us repeating safety messages can prevent even one fatal collision, we will continue to share them.”
He urged drivers to always wear a seatbelt, pay attention to their surroundings, avoid speeding, and never drive impaired.
In a separate investigation, Maple Creek RCMP are looking into a fatal collision that occurred on Nov. 24 at approximately 10:15 a.m. at the intersection of two grid roads in the RM of Reno. Two pickup trucks collided at the intersection, resulting in the death of a 71-year-old Maple Creek man, who was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger in the same vehicle and the driver of the other truck were both taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Maple Creek RCMP continue to investigate the collision with assistance from a Saskatchewan RCMP collision reconstructionist.
RCMP note that their statistics exclude fatal collisions on private property, outside their jurisdiction, off-road crashes, or collisions caused by medical emergencies.