A 17-year-old girl from Sweetgrass First Nation is dead following a collision on Highway 40 near Cut Knife, Sask. RCMP say officers were called to a collision involving two pedestrians around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, about 10 kilometres east of Cut Knife. The 17-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS. Her family has been notified, police say. The second pedestrian was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police say the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and was not hurt. Cut Knife RCMP continue to investigate with help from a Saskatchewan RCMP collision reconstructionist. According to RCMP, as of Wednesday, there have been 76 fatal collisions resulting in 91 fatalities on roadways policed by Saskatchewan RCMP in 2026. Cut Knife is located about 190 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon.
