The Minister of Transport, Sustainable Mobility and Transport Electrification, Mr. Laurent Lessard, and the President and Chief Executive Officer of the SAAQ, Ms. Nathalie Tremblay, have released Québec’s road safety record for 2016, which shows that:

• 351 people were killed on Québec roads – 11 fewer than in 2015, a 3% decrease
• the number of fatalities among accident victims aged 15 to 24 decreased by 12.7%
• 63 pedestrians were killed, which represents a 40% increase in comparison with 2015. This figure represents an 8.6% increase when compared to the 2011-2015 average
• 8 cyclists were killed, which is one less than in 2015
• there were 54 motorcyclist fatalities, 4 more than in 2015
• the number of deaths resulting from accidents involving a heavy vehicle was 14.8% lower than that of 2015