ROAD FATALITIES INVOLVING HEAVY VEHICLES
IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA


AUGUST 2019


Date of Issue: 19 Sep 2019


DateTimeVehicle(s) InvolvedCrash TypeNo. Of
Fatalities
Post
code
Road
10/8/201913:30Truck, TreeHit Fixed Object15690EYRE HIGHWAY,
13/8/201914:10Truck, Motorcycle, Other FixedHit Fixed Object15162SHERRIFFS RD RAMP FRM OLD NOARLU , LONSDALE
8/8/201911:40Bdouble, BdoubleHead On25356STURT HIGHWAY,

Heavy Vehicle Fatalities - 2016 to 2019
2016 2017 2018 2019
Month
January0116
February1100
March3134
April5126
May3001
June1101
July1310
August1004
September000
October310
November221
December102
Total211110








 

Fatal Crashes

AUGUST
2018
Year to Date
2018
AUGUST
2019
Year to Date
2019
Vehicles
Single Vehicle-114
Multiple Vehicle-6216
Total-7320
Fatalities
Single Fatality-7218
Multiple Fatalities--12
Total-7320





Explanatory Notes
  1. This publication contains details of the number of road fatalities and road fatal crashes involving Heavy Vehicles that occurred in South Australia during AUGUST 2019 together with comparable figures for some earlier periods. Figures relating to the current year are provisional and may be subject to revision.
  2. Caution should be exercised in interpreting the statistics in the publication in light of the size of the numbers and the short time period involved.
  1. A fatal road crash occurs if a road crash results in the death 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.
  4. 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.