MAY 2020


Date of Issue: 11 Jun 2020


KEY FACTS:
  • 47 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2020, compared with 53 during 2019.


  • 10 people have been killed to date in MAY 2020.


  • 10 fatalities were males and none were female.


  • 5 were vehicle occupants, 3 were motorcycle riders, 1 was a bicycle or e-scooter rider and 1 was a pedestrian.


  • To date in MAY 2020, there were 5 fatalities in the country and 5 in Adelaide.
  • Of the 8 fatal crashes to date in MAY 2020, 4 involved a single vehicle and 4 involved more than one vehicle.

  • 6 crashes involved a single fatality and 2 involved multiple fatalities.


  • The heavy vehicle fatal crash involved Car Sedan/Car Sedan/Pedestrian on Road/Bdouble.


  • The 2 utility_van fatal crashes involved Panel Van/Utility, Panel Van/Other Fixed.


  • The 2 motorcycle fatal crashes involved Station Wagon/Motorcycle, Car Sedan/Motorcycle.



Fatalities - 2017 to 2020

5 Year Average 2017 2018 2019 2020
(2015 - 2019)
Month
January955148
February44338
March98111314
April987117
May8571210
June8958
July61148
August91538
September76103
October10948
November11111213
December89913
Total9810080114


 

Fatalities - 2019/2020 Comparison

MAY
2019
Year to Date
2019
MAY
2020
Year to Date
2020
Road User
Driver726320
Passenger1528
Motorcyclist21129
Pillion Passenger--12
Bicyclist-212
Pedestrian2916
Total12531047
Age
0-15---1
16-192534
20-242416
25-291237
30-392917
40-49-917
50-5926-5
60-69-515
70+313-5
Not known----
Total12531047
Sex
Male9361036
Female317-11
Unknown----
Total12531047
Location
Adelaide221517
Country1032530
Total12531047



Fatalities - 2020 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-1----1
16-19--31--4
20-2432-1--6
25-294-1--27
30-39313---7
40-4931--127
50-59211--15
60-69211-1-5
70+31---15
Unknown-------
Total208922647
Sex
Male175911336
Female33-11311
Total208922647
Location
Adelaide64311217
Country144611430
Total208922647

 

Fatal Crashes - 2019/2020 Comparison

MAY
2019
Year to Date
2019
MAY
2020
Year to Date
2020
Location
Adelaide221415
Country1030427
Total1251842
Vehicles
Single Vehicle928424
Multiple Vehicle323418
Total1251842
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality1249637
Multiple Fatalities-225
Total1251842
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck11513
Rigid Truck-1--
Bus-2-1
Utility27311
4WD----
Car1137635
Motorcycle211211
Bicycle-212
Total Vehicles Involved16751363



Fatal Crashes - 2020 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle61824
Multiple Vehicle9918
Total152742
Fatalities
Single Fatality132437
Multiple Fatalities235
Total152742




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 DPTI.RoadCrashData@sa.gov.au
  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