AUGUST 2021


Date of Issue: 10 Sep 2021


KEY FACTS:
  • 65 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2021, compared with 61 during 2020.


  • 4 people have been killed to date in AUGUST 2021.


  • 3 fatalities were males and 1 was female.


  • All 4 were vehicle occupant.


  • To date in AUGUST 2021, there were 4 fatalities in the country and in Adelaide.
  • Of the 3 fatal crashes to date in AUGUST 2021, 2 involved a single vehicle and 1 involved more than one vehicle.

  • 2 crashes involved a single fatality and 1 involved multiple fatalities.


  • The heavy vehicle fatal crash involved Car Sedan/Truck.


  • The utility_van fatal crash involved Utility.



Fatalities - 2018 to 2021

5 Year Average 2018 2019 2020 2021
(2016 - 2020)
Month
January851488
February43389
March1111131414
April971178
May871275
June65828
July748109
August73854
September61033
October8487
November12121314
December99138
Total958011493


 

Fatalities - 2020/2021 Comparison

AUGUST
2020
Year to Date
2020
AUGUST
2021
Year to Date
2021
Road User
Driver228327
Passenger111114
Motorcyclist113-12
Pillion Passenger-2--
Bicyclist-1-2
Pedestrian16-10
Total561465
Age
0-15-2-3
16-19-718
20-2418-7
25-2928-2
30-39-9-6
40-49-8-3
50-59-5-12
60-69-5115
70+2929
Not known----
Total561465
Sex
Male245352
Female316113
Unknown----
Total561465
Location
Adelaide323-26
Country238439
Total561465



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
20-24321--17
25-29--1--12
30-39222---6
40-491-1--13
50-59822---12
60-69542-2215
70+42---39
Unknown-------
Total271412-21065
Sex
Male25612-2752
Female28---313
Total271412-21065
Location
Adelaide548-1826
Country22104-1239
Total271412-21065

 

Fatal Crashes - 2020/2021 Comparison

AUGUST
2020
Year to Date
2020
AUGUST
2021
Year to Date
2021
Location
Adelaide321-26
Country134335
Total455361
Vehicles
Single Vehicle330241
Multiple Vehicle125120
Total455361
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality349257
Multiple Fatalities1614
Total455361
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck-3-5
Rigid Truck1311
Bus-1-3
Utility114120
4WD----
Car346241
Motorcycle115-13
Bicycle-1-2
Total Vehicles Involved683485



Fatal Crashes - 2021 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle152641
Multiple Vehicle11920
Total263561
Fatalities
Single Fatality263157
Multiple Fatalities-44
Total263561




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