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OPP reminding drivers to be safe this Labour Day long weekend

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The OPP is urging everyone to make safety a priority this Labour Day long weekend. 

Over the past 10 years, Labour Day weekend has been the deadliest long weekend on OPP-patrolled roads, trails and waterways, with 69 collisions and 76 fatalities since 2015. 

Police say most of those deaths involved impaired driving, speeding, inattention or not properly wearing a seatbelt or helmet, while nearly all water-related fatalities involved people not wearing a lifejacket.

The OPP will be out across the province conducting education and enforcement. 

Drivers are also reminded to call 9-1-1 when it’s safe to report suspected impaired or dangerous drivers. 

(Written by: Brandon Warby)