A new municipal staff report says the rate of serious injuries and deaths from car crashes in Halifax are up for a third consecutive year.

The findings, which were presented to council on Thursday, also suggest the municipality is moving in the wrong direction when it comes to road safety.

“One of the biggest things is that we need to change our road safety culture here in Halifax as well,” said Sam Trask, supervisor of road safety and transportation with the municipality.

“So that’s not only with the engineering and infrastructure, that’s with our education as well and how people perceive road safety.”

Trask says as of August, more than 20 people have died from vehicle collisions in 2025 — the highest number of fatalities in years.

It’s nearly double the number of deaths recorded i

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