Almost one-third of Quebec road deaths occur within these 72 days
Last year, 116 of the 392 fatalities on Quebec roads occurred between St-Jean-Baptiste Day and Labour Day.
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Last year, 116 of the 392 fatalities on Quebec roads occurred between St-Jean-Baptiste Day and Labour Day.
Quebec's provincial police and auto insurance agency are urging drivers to be careful as the deadliest 75 days on the roads is about to begin. CAA-Quebec notes that the highest number of fatal road crashes happen between Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day/Fete Nationale (June 23) and Labour Day (Sept. 4) weekends.
The City of Laval is hoping to make its streets safer and is reducing speed limits, in addition to other measures, throughout the municipality. As of May 2, speed limits will be reduced by 10 KM/H on most roads in Laval, according to a news release.
A man has been charged following the death of a seven-year-old girl in Montreal who died after she was struck by a vehicle while walking to school Tuesday with her siblings. The girl has been identified as Maria Legenkovska, a Ukrainian refugee who came to Canada just two months ago after her family fled the Russian invasion in Ukraine.
A man has been charged following the death of a seven-year-old girl in Montreal who died after she was struck by a vehicle while walking to school Tuesday with her siblings. The girl has been identified as Maria Legenkovska, a Ukrainian refugee who came to Canada just two months ago after her family fled the Russian invasion in Ukraine.