SEPTEMBER 2018


Date of Issue: 5 Oct 2018


KEY FACTS:
  • 54 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2018, compared with 71 during 2017.


  • 9 people have been killed to date in SEPTEMBER 2018.


  • 7 fatalities were males and 2 were females.


  • All 9 were vehicle occupant.


  • To date in SEPTEMBER 2018, there were 6 fatalities in the country and 3 in Adelaide.
  • Of the 9 fatal crashes to date in SEPTEMBER 2018, 5 involved a single vehicle and 4 involved more than one vehicle.

  • All 9 crashes involved a single fatality.


  • The 2 utility_van fatal crashes involved Car Sedan/Utility, Station Wagon/Utility.



Fatalities - 2015 to 2018

5 Year Average 2015 2016 2017 2018
(2013 - 2017)
Month
January913755
February44443
March1038811
April791087
May68757
June911795
July844114
August10116153
September77769
October1119109
November981011
December9569
Total9910286100




Fatalities - 2017/2018 Comparison

SEPTEMBER
2017
Year to Date
2017
SEPTEMBER
2018
Year to Date
2018
Road User
Driver437528
Passenger-6412
Motorcyclist217-4
Pillion Passenger----
Bicyclist-1-6
Pedestrian-10-4
Total671954
Age
0-15-2-4
16-19-514
20-242915
25-29-615
30-39-7-6
40-49-7-7
50-592916
60-69-718
70+21949
Not known----
Total671954
Sex
Male655741
Female-16213
Unknown----
Total671954
Location
Adelaide339315
Country332639
Total671954



Fatalities - 2018 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-2--114
16-19211---4
20-2441----5
25-2922--1-5
30-3932---16
40-493-2-117
50-59411---6
60-6951--2-8
70+52--119
Unknown-------
Total28124-6454
Sex
Male2274-6241
Female65---213
Total28124-6454
Location
Adelaide823-1115
Country20101-5339
Total28124-6454

 

Fatal Crashes - 2017/2018 Comparison

SEPTEMBER
2017
Year to Date
2017
SEPTEMBER
2018
Year to Date
2018
Location
Adelaide338315
Country329638
Total667953
Vehicles
Single Vehicle338528
Multiple Vehicle329425
Total667953
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality663952
Multiple Fatalities-4-1
Total667953
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck-5-4
Rigid Truck-3-4
Bus----
Utility113215
4WD----
Car7631146
Motorcycle218-4
Bicycle-1-7
Total Vehicles Involved101031380



Fatal Crashes - 2018 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle82028
Multiple Vehicle71825
Total153853
Fatalities
Single Fatality153752
Multiple Fatalities-11
Total153853




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