{"id":921215,"date":"2026-10-05T07:08:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T07:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/921215\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T07:08:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T07:08:21","slug":"police-reminding-road-users-to-be-careful-as-serious-collisions-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/921215\/","title":{"rendered":"Police reminding road users to be careful as serious collisions up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ottawa Police are reminding drivers to slow down and share the road after seeing a recent increase in serious and fatal collisions involving vulnerable road users in Ottawa this year.<\/p>\n<p>Since Sept 9, the Ottawa Police Fatal Collision Investigation Unit (FCIU) handled ten serious collision investigations, including six deaths and four with life-threatening injuries. <\/p>\n<p>In 2026 so far, police say Ottawa has dealt with 26 traffic-related fatalities and eight life-threatening injury collisions, which is already above the 23 fatalities recorded during all of 2025. Many of these fatalities have involved \u201cvulnerable road users,\u201d such as pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists.<\/p>\n<p>Those involved in these incidents were seven pedestrians, one cyclist, four motorcyclists, one ATV operator, and one moped or seated scooter operator. Investigators have also noted what they deem a \u201cconcerning\u201d increase in collisions involving older pedestrians and motorcyclists.<\/p>\n<p>Police say that common causes of these fatal incidents include:<\/p>\n<p>Speeding<\/p>\n<p>Impaired driving <\/p>\n<p>Distracted driving <\/p>\n<p>Careless driving <\/p>\n<p>Dangerous driving <\/p>\n<p>Failure to follow the rules of the road<\/p>\n<p>Whether driving, riding a motorcycle, cycling or walking, residents are being reminded to:<\/p>\n<p>Obey posted speed limits and adjust speed for road and weather conditions<\/p>\n<p>Stay focused on the road and avoid using cell phones or other distractions<\/p>\n<p>Never drive impaired by alcohol, drugs, or medication<\/p>\n<p>Watch carefully for pedestrians, particularly at intersections and crossings<\/p>\n<p>Give cyclists and motorcyclists space and take a second look before turning or changing lanes.<\/p>\n<p>Follow all traffic laws and signals.<\/p>\n<p>Police urge everyone to consider how life-changing a fatal collision can be and that sharing the roads are everyone\u2019s responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tKeep it Factual<\/p>\n<p>Add CityNews Ottawa as a trusted source on Google to see more local stories from us.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=ottawa.citynews.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"add-trusted-source-badge\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791184101_553_google-trusted-badge.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"198\" height=\"63\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ottawa Police are reminding drivers to slow down and share the road after seeing a recent increase in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":921216,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194295],"tags":[49,48,20739],"class_list":["post-921215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ottawa","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-ottawa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/921215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=921215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/921215\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/921216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=921215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=921215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=921215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}