SEPTEMBER 2016


Date of Issue: 4 Oct 2016


KEY FACTS:
  • 65 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2016, compared with 70 during 2015.


  • 9 people have been killed to date in SEPTEMBER 2016.


  • 5 fatalities were males and 4 were females.


  • 7 were vehicle occupants and 2 were pedestrians.


  • To date in SEPTEMBER 2016, there were 2 fatalities in the country and 7 in the Adelaide metro region.
  • Of the 9 fatal crashes to date in SEPTEMBER 2016, 4 involved a single vehicle and 5 involved more than one vehicle.

  • All 9 crashes involved a single fatality.


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


  • The 2 utility_van fatal crashes involved Station Wagon/Utility/Pedestrian on Road, Car Sedan/Utility.



Fatalities - 2013 to 2016

5 Year Average 2013 2014 2015 2016
(2011 - 2015)
Month
January10108137
February64545
March10171238
April845910
May75789
June10136117
July711944
August998116
September731179
October96919
November8888
December107205
Total10197108102


Fatalities - 2015/2016 Comparison

SEPTEMBER
2015
Year to Date
2015
SEPTEMBER
2016
Year to Date
2016
Road User
Driver535531
Passenger115218
Motorcyclist-7-5
Pillion Passenger----
Bicyclist-1-5
Pedestrian11226
Total770965
Age
0-15-514
16-19-4-1
20-241738
25-29-419
30-39-11-7
40-4928-11
50-591713
60-6917-5
70+217317
Not known----
Total770965
Sex
Male444539
Female326426
Unknown----
Total770965
Location
Adelaide231728
Country539237
Total770965



Fatalities - 2016 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-3---14
16-19--1---1
20-247----18
25-2944---19
30-395-2---7
40-49541-1-11
50-591-1--13
60-693---115
70+67--3117
Unknown-------
Total31185-5665
Sex
Male1864-5639
Female13121---26
Total31185-5665
Location
Adelaide1182-2528
Country20103-3137
Total31185-5665

 

Fatal Crashes - 2015/2016 Comparison

SEPTEMBER
2015
Year to Date
2015
SEPTEMBER
2016
Year to Date
2016
Location
Adelaide231726
Country533233
Total764959
Vehicles
Single Vehicle436430
Multiple Vehicle328529
Total764959
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality760956
Multiple Fatalities-4-3
Total764959
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck17-7
Rigid Truck-214
Bus-1-1
Utility18212
4WD----
Car8661259
Motorcycle-9-5
Bicycle-1-7
Total Vehicles Involved10941595



Fatal Crashes - 2016 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle102030
Multiple Vehicle161329
Total263359
Fatalities
Single Fatality253156
Multiple Fatalities123
Total263359




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 Safe Systems and Crash Investigation Unit on (08) 8343 2854, Safety Strategy Section.
  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 TSA web site - http:www.transport.sa.gov.au/safety/road/road_use/roadcrash.asp