The Trans-Canada Highway/30th Street NE intersection continues to be a hot spot for motor-vehicle collisions in Salmon Arm.
On Monday, June 4, ICBC announced the release of its 2024 data on such things as vehicle-related crashes and injuries, auto crime, violation tickets and contraventions. The updated data includes the locations of motor-vehicle crashes that have occurred in the community since 2020. While collisions are recorded throughout the community, there are several collision hot spots located along Highway 1.
The area with the most crashes is the Trans-Canada Highway/30th Street NE intersection, where 84 were recorded, 15 of them occurring in 2024. Of the 84, 37 involved casualties ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½“ crashes resulting in injury or fatality. To the northeast is another hot spot, the Hwy. 1/97B intersection, where 59 crashes have occurred (seven in 2024), 32 of them involving casualties. Other crash hot spots include Hwy. 1 and 10th Street SW (55 crashes between 2020 and 2024, 23 with casualties); the Auto Road SE/97B intersection (38 crashes, 21 with casualties); Hwy. 1 and Shuswap Street (35 crashes/10 with casualties); Hwy. 1 and 3rd Street SW (27 crashes, 13 with casualties); Hwy. 1 and Alexander Street (24 crashes, 11 with casualties); Hwy. 1 and 4th Street NE (21 crashes, 7 with casualties).
Provincially, crashes have steadily increased over the past five years, said ICBC, which expects this trend to continue through 2025 and then level off.
"As our province continues to experience , this means there are more vehicles on our roads, which can lead to greater road congestion and greenhouse gas emissions, and ultimately, more crashes," said ICBC.
Regarding auto crime, ICBC has it trending in the opposite direction for the province since 2022, though figures for the South Interior show the number of stolen vehicles increasing from 1,301 in 2023 to 1,385 in 2024.
