The number of deaths on Montreal’s roads dropped last year compared to the previous five-year average, but the number of injuries went up.
That’s according to the 2025 road report released Tuesday by the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ).
It shows 31 people died on Montreal’s roads last year – down 7.7 per cent compared to the average from 2020 to 2024.
But injuries shot up. There were 188 people seriously injured on Montreal’s roads in 2025, an increase of nine per cent. And 5,962 people sustained minor injuries, an increase of 6.7 per cent.
The total number of accidents was up 6.7 per cent in Montreal involving a total of 6,181 people.
Across Quebec, there was a slight increase in deaths (less than one per cent) but injuries were also up – 3.1 per cent for serious injuries, and 9.1 per cent for minor injuries.
The report was released a week away from the beginning of what’s historically the deadliest time of year on Quebec’s roads – the 11 weeks between Saint-Jean (June 24) and Labour Day (Sept. 7).
More coming.
