According to data from Quebec’s coroner, about 20% of all cyclist deaths in Montreal since 2005 have been caused by collisions with heavy trucks and tractor trailers.
There were 56 cyclist fatalities in Montreal from 2005 to 2016, the reports revealed. From 2015 onwards, 12 cyclists were killed in collisions with trucks – 10 of whom were drawn under the wheels and crushed. In five of those instances, the truck driver was turning and likely failed to see the cyclist.
Data also found that two cyclists were hit by the front of a truck.
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CBC reported that there have been at least two additional cyclist deaths due to collisions with trucks in Montreal in 2017, but coroner’s reports are unavailable.
“Everybody, every step of government, has the power to act on this issue which causes terrible deaths,” Laurent Deslauriers of advocacy group Ghost Bikes Montreal said. “This is violence actually, like any other kind. I hope we will act together to stop that.”
CBC reported that about six cyclists on average are fatally injured every year. Men were much more likely to perish from cycling accidents than women – since 2005, 49 male cyclists died, compared to 10 women cyclists.
Fifty-two per cent (52%) of all cyclist fatalities were the result of a collision with a car, which remains the most likely cause of cyclist deaths.
“As public officials, we should be taking every measure within our control, to make sure that we can prevent these accidents from happening,” commented Saint-Laurent borough Mayor Alan DeSousa.
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