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There have been 14 deaths on Manitoba’s public roads in the first four months of 2019, according to numbers released by Manitoba Public Insurance Thursday as road safety week nears (May 14-20).

Of those, six were pedestrians.

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“One death is too many. And with the news of these concerning numbers, there’s no better time for Manitobans to focus on road safety than Canada Road Safety Week,” said Satvir Jatana, vice-president responsible for Communications, Manitoba Public Insurance in a release.

“This annual awareness campaign focuses on behaviours that put drivers, passengers and other road users most at risk: distracted driving, impaired driving, non-seatbelt use, speeding and incidents involving vulnerable road users. Pedestrians can be particularly vulnerable since they don’t have a ton of steel protecting them like occupants within a vehicle.”

According to the release, Manitoba averages 12 pedestrian deaths and an additional 130 injuries annually. About half of all pedestrian deaths occur at an intersection, while one in 10 deaths take place either between intersections or while walking on the road.