MAY 2020


Date of Issue: 10 Aug 2020


KEY FACTS:
  • 276 people have been seriously injured on South Australian roads during 2020, compared with 309 during 2019.


  • 35 people have been seriously injured in MAY 2020.


  • 26 serious injuries were males and 9 were females.


  • 20 were vehicle occupants, 9 were motorcycle riders, 4 were bicycle or e-scooter riders and 2 were pedestrians.


  • In MAY 2020, there were 11 serious injuries in the country and 24 in Adelaide.


  • Of the 29 serious injury crashes in MAY 2020, 11 involved a single vehicle and 18 involved more than one vehicle.

  • 27 crashes involved a single serious injury and 2 involved multiple serious injuries.



Serious Injuries - 2017 to 2020

5 Year Average 2017 2018 2019 2020
(2015 - 2019)
Month
January5356425461
February4637374973
March7277608270
April5950595237
May6365427235
June56544864
July55604460
August62465882
September56465768
October59464375
November55373485
December60485290
Total696622576833




 

Serious Injuries - 2019/2020 Comparison

MAY
2019
Year to Date
2019
MAY
2020
Year to Date
2020
Road User
Driver3411716117
Passenger837432
Motorcyclist1886977
Pillion Passenger-4-1
Bicyclist538431
Pedestrian727218
Total7230935276
Age
0-15315-11
16-19414722
20-24833832
25-29524530
30-391656238
40-49835238
50-591049442
60-691042126
70+635636
Not known26-1
Total7230935276
Sex
Male5121726191
Female2192985
Unknown----
Total7230935276
Location
Adelaide4520524182
Country271041194
Total7230935276



Serious Injuries - 2020 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-33-4111
16-195511--122
20-241686-1132
25-298412-5130
30-3915218-2138
40-49191818138
50-5917214-5442
60-691155-2326
70+261--4536
Unknown-1----1
Total117327713118276
Sex
Male691373-2511191
Female4819416785
Total117327713118276
Location
Adelaide731846-2916182
Country44143112294
Total117327713118276

 

Serious Injury Crashes - 2019/2020 Comparison

MAY
2019
Year to Date
2019
MAY
2020
Year to Date
2020
Location
Adelaide3918620163
Country2483978
Total6326929241
Vehicles
Single Vehicle3813311121
Multiple Vehicles2513618120
Total6326929241
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury5824427225
Multiple Injuries525216
Total6326929241
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck21115
Rigid Truck37-5
Bus14-3
Utility9431141
Car5422833229
Motorcycle1893975
Bicycle640432
Total Vehicles Involved9342658390



Serious Injury Crashes - 2020 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle6952121
Multiple Vehicles9426120
Total16378241
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury15372225
Multiple Injuries10616
Total16378241




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