ROAD CRASH SERIOUS INJURIES INVOLVING
HEAVY VEHICLES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA


JANUARY 2017


Date of Issue: 4 Dec 2017


DateTimeVehicle(s) InvolvedCrash TypeNo. Of
Serious Injuries
Post
code
Road
06/1/201711:45Car Sedan, SemitrailerHead On15254STOCKYARD ROAD, MONARTO
09/1/201716:20Car Sedan, SemitrailerRear End15523PT AUGUSTA - PT WAKEFIELD , MERRITON
11/1/201713:13Bus, Car OtherRight Angle15096NELSON ROAD, PARA HILLS
16/1/201716:30Car Sedan, Car Sedan, Bus, Guard RailHead On15091NORTH EAST ROAD, TEA TREE GULLY
27/1/201717:20Bus, Pedal CycleRight Angle15000NORTH TERRACE, ADELAIDE



Heavy Vehicle Serious Injuries - 2014 to 2017
2014 2015 2016 2017
Month
January5125
February523
March234
April453
May346
June525
July133
August571
September524
October424
November386
December354
Total454445




 

Serious Injury Crashes

JANUARY
2016
Year to Date
2016
JANUARY
2017
Year to Date
2017
Vehicles
Single Vehicle----
Multiple Vehicles2255
Total2255
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury2255
Multiple Injuries----
Total2255





Explanatory Notes
  1. This publication contains details of the number of serious injury road crashes involving Heavy Vehicles that occurred in South Australia during JANUARY 2017 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 road crash results in the hospitalisation, but not death, within 30 days, of any person involved in the road 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 Safe Systems and Crash Investigations Unit on (08) 8343 2854, Safety Strategy Unit.