ROAD CRASH SERIOUS INJURIES INVOLVING
HEAVY VEHICLES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA


MAY 2019


Date of Issue: 20 Dec 2019


DateTimeVehicle(s) InvolvedCrash TypeNo. Of
Serious Injuries
Post
code
Road
13/5/201910:00Bus, Car UnknownRear End15044MORPHETT ROAD, GLENGOWRIE
15/5/201914:15Truck, MotorcycleRight Angle15231CHAIN OF PONDS - CUDLEE CREEK , MILLBROOK
17/5/201906:03Utility, TruckHead On25609LINCOLN HIGHWAY, MIDDLEBACK RANGE
24/5/201914:45Truck, Pedal CycleRight Turn15062SPRINGBANK ROAD, CLAPHAM
30/5/201921:50Semitrailer, Pedestrian on RoadHit Pedestrian15237TEA TREE GULLY - MANNUM ROAD, PALMER
31/5/201906:50Semitrailer, TreeHit Fixed Object15277MILLICENT - PENOLA , MONBULLA



Heavy Vehicle Serious Injuries - 2016 to 2019
2016 2017 2018 2019
Month
January2625
February3324
March47710
April3432
May6437
June563
July332
August172
September423
October413
November626
December418
Total454644




 

Serious Injury Crashes

MAY
2018
Year to Date
2018
MAY
2019
Year to Date
2019
Vehicles
Single Vehicle1425
Multiple Vehicles211419
Total315624
Serious Inury Crashes
Single Injury314520
Multiple Injuries-114
Total315624





Explanatory Notes
  1. This publication contains details of the number of serious injury road crashes involving Heavy Vehicles that occurred in South Australia during MAY 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 serious injury occurs if A person who sustains injuries and is admitted to hospital for a minimum period of an overnight stay as a result of a road crash and who does not die as a result of those injuries within 30 days of 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.
  4. Enquiries regarding these statistics or related publications should be directed to DPTI.RoadCrashData@sa.gov.au