JANUARY 2021


Date of Issue: 4 Feb 2021


KEY FACTS:
  • 7 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2021, compared with 8 during 2020.


  • 7 people have been killed to date in JANUARY 2021.


  • 7 fatalities were males and none were female.


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


  • To date in JANUARY 2021, there were 2 fatalities in the country and 5 in Adelaide.
  • Of the 7 fatal crashes to date in JANUARY 2021, 5 involved a single vehicle and 2 involved more than one vehicle.

  • All 7 crashes involved a single fatality.


  • The utility_van fatal crash involved Car Sedan/Utility.


  • The 2 motorcycle fatal crashes involved Motorcycle/Other Fixed, Motorcycle/Tree.



Fatalities - 2018 to 2021

5 Year Average 2018 2019 2020 2021
(2016 - 2020)
Month
January851487
February4338
March11111314
April97117
May87127
June6582
July74810
August7385
September61033
October8487
November12121314
December99138
Total958011493


 

Fatalities - 2020/2021 Comparison

JANUARY
2020
Year to Date
2020
JANUARY
2021
Year to Date
2021
Road User
Driver2233
Passenger11--
Motorcyclist4422
Pillion Passenger----
Bicyclist--11
Pedestrian1111
Total8877
Age
0-15----
16-19--11
20-24--11
25-2922--
30-393322
40-49----
50-59----
60-691122
70+2211
Not known----
Total8877
Sex
Male7777
Female11--
Unknown----
Total8877
Location
Adelaide2255
Country6622
Total8877



Fatalities - 2021 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-------
16-191-----1
20-24--1---1
25-29-------
30-391-1---2
40-49-------
50-59-------
60-691---1-2
70+-----11
Unknown-------
Total3-2-117
Sex
Male3-2-117
Female-------
Total3-2-117
Location
Adelaide2-1-115
Country1-1---2
Total3-2-117

 

Fatal Crashes - 2020/2021 Comparison

JANUARY
2020
Year to Date
2020
JANUARY
2021
Year to Date
2021
Location
Adelaide2255
Country5522
Total7777
Vehicles
Single Vehicle4455
Multiple Vehicle3322
Total7777
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality6677
Multiple Fatalities11--
Total7777
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck11--
Rigid Truck----
Bus----
Utility--11
4WD----
Car6655
Motorcycle4422
Bicycle--11
Total Vehicles Involved111199



Fatal Crashes - 2021 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle325
Multiple Vehicle2-2
Total527
Fatalities
Single Fatality527
Multiple Fatalities---
Total527




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