AUGUST 2018


Date of Issue: 10 Sep 2018


KEY FACTS:
  • 45 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2018, compared with 65 during 2017.


  • 3 people have been killed to date in AUGUST 2018.


  • 3 fatalities were males and none were female.


  • All 3 were vehicle occupant.


  • To date in AUGUST 2018, there were 3 fatalities in the country and none in Adelaide.
  • Of the 2 fatal crashes to date in AUGUST 2018, 1 involved a single vehicle and 1 involved more than one vehicle.

  • 1 crashes involved a single fatality and 1 involved multiple fatalities.



Fatalities - 2015 to 2018

5 Year Average 2015 2016 2017 2018
(2013 - 2017)
Month
January913755
February44443
March1038811
April791087
May68757
June911795
July844114
August10116153
September7776
October1119109
November981011
December9569
Total9910286100



Fatalities - 2017/2018 Comparison

AUGUST
2017
Year to Date
2017
AUGUST
2018
Year to Date
2018
Road User
Driver733223
Passenger2618
Motorcyclist515-4
Pillion Passenger----
Bicyclist11-6
Pedestrian-10-4
Total1565345
Age
0-15-2-4
16-191513
20-2417-4
25-2946-4
30-391726
40-4917-7
50-5927-5
60-69-7-7
70+517-5
Not known----
Total1565345
Sex
Male1049334
Female516-11
Unknown----
Total1565345
Location
Adelaide1136-12
Country429333
Total1565345



Fatalities - 2018 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-2--114
16-192-1---3
20-244-----4
25-2912--1-4
30-3932---16
40-493-2-117
50-59311---5
60-695---2-7
70+21--115
Unknown-------
Total2384-6445
Sex
Male1844-6234
Female54---211
Total2384-6445
Location
Adelaide7-3-1112
Country1681-5333
Total2384-6445

 

Fatal Crashes - 2017/2018 Comparison

AUGUST
2017
Year to Date
2017
AUGUST
2018
Year to Date
2018
Location
Adelaide1135-12
Country326232
Total1461244
Vehicles
Single Vehicle635123
Multiple Vehicle826121
Total1461244
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality1357143
Multiple Fatalities1411
Total1461244
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck-5-4
Rigid Truck-3-4
Bus----
Utility112-13
4WD----
Car1756335
Motorcycle516-4
Bicycle11-7
Total Vehicles Involved2493367



Fatal Crashes - 2018 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle61723
Multiple Vehicle61521
Total123244
Fatalities
Single Fatality123143
Multiple Fatalities-11
Total123244




Explanatory Notes
  1. Figures relating to the current year are provisional and are subject to revision when detailed Crash Reports are finalised.
  2. Enquiries regarding these statistics or related publications should be directed to Safe Systems and Crash Investigation Unit at DPTI.RoadCrashData@sa.gov.au, Safety Strategy Section.
  1. A road fatality occurs if a road crash results in the death, within 30 days, of any person involved in the crash.
  2. A fatal crash is any road crash which results in one or more fatalities.
  3. In this publication, "Adelaide" refers to the Greater Adelaide Statistical Division.


Report also available on the TZT website - http://www.towardszerotogether.sa.gov.au/road_crash_facts