Police, fire, EMS and STARS were at the scene of the collision on Highway 39 near Yellow Grass on July 24, 2026. (Yellow Grass FD/Facebook)

Two dead after Highway 39 crash near Yellow Grass

By CJME News Jul 24, 2026 | 5:32 PM

A 45-year-old man from Saskatoon and a 76-year-old man from the United States are dead after a collision on Highway 39, west of Yellow Grass, about 85 kilometres south of Regina.

At about 9:30 a.m., Milestone RCMP responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash. The highway was closed and detours were put in place.

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Two SUVs were involved in the collision and the drivers of both were declared dead by paramedics.

A woman who was a passenger in one of the vehicles was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

A Saskatchewan RCMP collision reconstructionist is assisting Milestone RCMP in their investigation.

Since the beginning of June, 23 collisions have killed 27 people in Saskatchewan, representing a 77 per cent increase in fatal crashes compared to June and July last year.

“Since July 10 alone, 16 people have lost their lives,” said the Saskatchewan RCMP’s Lee Knelsen, an inspector and traffic services operations officer.

Knelsen said earlier this week the police body is sharing its concerns with the public after a significant increase in collisions resulting in death in Saskatchewan.

The lives lost this year represents an 88 per cent increase compared to last year, with the 13 collisions and 13 deaths recorded since July 10.

“The month of July is not over yet, and we have already surpassed last year’s numbers,” Knelsen said.

The RCMP inspector said officers are seeing more situations involving drug and alcohol impairment.

In the first six months of 2025, 35 per cent of fatal collisions were investigated as involving alcohol and/or drugs as a contributing factor. Knelsen noted that number for the same period of time in 2026 has jumped to 52 per cent.

— with files from 650 CKOM’s Libby Gray