MAY 2019


Date of Issue: 20 Dec 2019


KEY FACTS:
  • 309 people have been seriously injured on South Australian roads during 2019, compared with 240 during 2018.


  • 72 people have been seriously injured in MAY 2019.


  • 51 serious injuries were males and 21 were females.


  • 42 were vehicle occupants, 18 were motorcycle riders, 7 were pedestrians and 5 were cyclists.


  • In MAY 2019, there were 27 serious injuries in the country and 45 in Adelaide.


  • Of the 63 serious injury crashes in MAY 2019, 36 involved a single vehicle and 27 involved more than one vehicle.

  • 58 crashes involved a single serious injury and 5 involved multiple serious injuries.



Serious Injuries - 2016 to 2019

5 Year Average 2016 2017 2018 2019
(2014 - 2018)
Month
January5556564254
February4550373749
March7167776082
April6172505952
May6170654272
June54595448
July53506044
August58544658
September50534657
October56684643
November50453734
December56484852
Total670692622576




 

Serious Injuries - 2018/2019 Comparison

MAY
2018
Year to Date
2018
MAY
2019
Year to Date
2019
Road User
Driver2111634117
Passenger741837
Motorcyclist7391886
Pillion Passenger-1-4
Bicyclist224538
Pedestrian519727
Total4224072309
Age
0-15213315
16-19215414
20-24628833
25-29215524
30-398381656
40-49339936
50-59330948
60-695211042
70+1137635
Not known-426
Total4224072309
Sex
Male2516451217
Female17762192
Unknown----
Total4224072309
Location
Adelaide1811845206
Country2412227103
Total4224072309



Serious Injuries - 2019 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-6-11715
16-198-5--114
20-2414310-4233
25-2911-1021-24
30-3922618-7356
40-4911512-7136
50-5914317-12248
60-6916410-4842
70+215411335
Unknown-5--1-6
Total117378643827309
Sex
Male73147813417217
Female44238341092
Total117378643827309
Location
Adelaide68216013521206
Country491626336103
Total117378643827309

 

Serious Injury Crashes - 2018/2019 Comparison

MAY
2018
Year to Date
2018
MAY
2019
Year to Date
2019
Location
Adelaide1610839187
Country20912482
Total3619963269
Vehicles
Single Vehicle2210536131
Multiple Vehicles149427138
Total3619963269
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury3117858244
Multiple Injuries521525
Total3619963269
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck-4211
Rigid Truck21138
Bus1114
Utility338942
Car3418556230
Motorcycle7431893
Bicycle226640
Total Vehicles Involved4930895428



Serious Injury Crashes - 2019 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle7853131
Multiple Vehicles10929138
Total18782269
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury17569244
Multiple Injuries121325
Total18782269




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