SEPTEMBER 2021


Date of Issue: 22 Oct 2021


KEY FACTS:
  • 73 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2021, compared with 64 during 2020.


  • 8 people have been killed to date in SEPTEMBER 2021.


  • 4 fatalities were males and 4 were females.


  • 3 were vehicle occupants, 2 were motorcycle riders, 2 were pedestrians and 1 was a bicycle or e-scooter rider.


  • To date in SEPTEMBER 2021, there was 1 fatality in the country and 7 in Adelaide.
  • Of the 8 fatal crashes to date in SEPTEMBER 2021, 5 involved a single vehicle and 3 involved more than one vehicle.

  • All 8 crashes involved a single fatality.


  • The 2 heavy vehicle fatal crashes involved Truck/Pedal Cycle, Truck/Truck.


  • The utility_van fatal crash involved Utility/Tree.


  • The 2 motorcycle fatal crashes involved Motorcycle/Guard Rail, Motorcycle/Guard Rail.



Fatalities - 2018 to 2021

5 Year Average 2018 2019 2020 2021
(2016 - 2020)
Month
January851488
February43389
March1111131414
April971178
May871275
June65828
July748109
August73854
September610338
October8487
November12121314
December99138
Total958011493


 

Fatalities - 2020/2021 Comparison

SEPTEMBER
2020
Year to Date
2020
SEPTEMBER
2021
Year to Date
2021
Road User
Driver230330
Passenger-11-14
Motorcyclist114214
Pillion Passenger-2--
Bicyclist-113
Pedestrian-6212
Total364873
Age
0-15-2-3
16-19-7-8
20-241918
25-29-813
30-3911017
40-49-8-3
50-59-5-12
60-69-5-15
70+110514
Not known----
Total364873
Sex
Male247456
Female117417
Unknown----
Total364873
Location
Adelaide225733
Country139140
Total364873



Fatalities - 2021 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-1---23
16-19413---8
20-24421--18
25-29--1--23
30-39223---7
40-491-1--13
50-59822---12
60-69542-2215
70+621-1414
Unknown-------
Total301414-31273
Sex
Male27614-2756
Female38--1517
Total301414-31273
Location
Adelaide849-21033
Country22105-1240
Total301414-31273

 

Fatal Crashes - 2020/2021 Comparison

SEPTEMBER
2020
Year to Date
2020
SEPTEMBER
2021
Year to Date
2021
Location
Adelaide223733
Country135136
Total358869
Vehicles
Single Vehicle131546
Multiple Vehicle227323
Total358869
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality352865
Multiple Fatalities-6-4
Total358869
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck14-5
Rigid Truck-334
Bus-1-3
Utility-14121
4WD----
Car349444
Motorcycle116215
Bicycle-113
Total Vehicles Involved5881195



Fatal Crashes - 2021 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle192746
Multiple Vehicle14923
Total333669
Fatalities
Single Fatality333265
Multiple Fatalities-44
Total333669




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 DIT.RoadCrashData@sa.gov.au
  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