Traffic fatalities in Toronto reach record low in 2025

Last year, Toronto reported the lowest number of traffic collision fatalities since 2016.

According to city data, 39 people died as a result of vehicle collisions across the city in 2025.

Nineteen of the reported deaths were pedestrians, while 12 were motorists, five were motorcyclists, two were cyclists and one was a micromobility vehicle rider.

The count is the city’s lowest since 2016, the year officials launched the Vision Zero Road Safety Plan, an initiative to establish traffic-calming measures, educational campaigns, crossing guard programs and data analysis.

See Traffic fatalities in Toronto reach record low in 2025 at Toronto Today, January 6, 2026

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