APRIL 2020


Date of Issue: 2 Jul 2020


KEY FACTS:
  • 233 people have been seriously injured on South Australian roads during 2020, compared with 237 during 2019.


  • 37 people have been seriously injured in APRIL 2020.


  • 26 serious injuries were males and 11 were females.


  • 20 were vehicle occupants, 7 were bicycle or e-scooter riders, 6 were motorcycle riders and 4 were pedestrians.


  • In APRIL 2020, there were 9 serious injuries in the country and 28 in Adelaide.


  • Of the 36 serious injury crashes in APRIL 2020, 22 involved a single vehicle and 14 involved more than one vehicle.

  • All 36 crashes involved a single serious injury.



Serious Injuries - 2017 to 2020

5 Year Average 2017 2018 2019 2020
(2015 - 2019)
Month
January5356425460
February4637374968
March7277608268
April5950595237
May63654272
June56544864
July55604460
August62465882
September56465768
October59464375
November55373485
December60485290
Total696622576833




 

Serious Injuries - 2019/2020 Comparison

APRIL
2019
Year to Date
2019
APRIL
2020
Year to Date
2020
Road User
Driver19831898
Passenger329227
Motorcyclist1468665
Pillion Passenger-4-1
Bicyclist933727
Pedestrian720415
Total5223737233
Age
0-15412-11
16-19310415
20-24725422
25-29319424
30-39340633
40-49727735
50-59739338
60-691132525
70+529430
Not known24--
Total5223737233
Sex
Male3516626162
Female17711171
Unknown----
Total5223737233
Location
Adelaide4416028157
Country877976
Total5223737233



Serious Injuries - 2020 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-33-4111
16-19347--115
20-241154-1122
25-297410-2124
30-3913216-2-33
40-49171718135
50-5914213-5438
60-691155-2225
70+221--3430
Unknown-------
Total98276512715233
Sex
Male591062-2110162
Female3917316571
Total98276512715233
Location
Adelaide621641-2513157
Country36112412276
Total98276512715233

 

Serious Injury Crashes - 2019/2020 Comparison

APRIL
2019
Year to Date
2019
APRIL
2020
Year to Date
2020
Location
Adelaide4314727142
Country759963
Total5020636205
Vehicles
Single Vehicle209522104
Multiple Vehicles3011114101
Total5020636205
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury4818636192
Multiple Injuries220-13
Total5020636205
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck-9-4
Rigid Truck-415
Bus23-3
Utility934429
Car5017434191
Motorcycle1675663
Bicycle934728
Total Vehicles Involved8633352323



Serious Injury Crashes - 2020 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle6242104
Multiple Vehicles8021101
Total14263205
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury13458192
Multiple Injuries8513
Total14263205




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 serious injury occurs if a road crash results in the hospitalisation, but not death, within 30 days, of any person involved in the crash.
  2. A serious injury crash is any road crash which results in one or more serious injuries.
  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