JULY 2017


Date of Issue: 1 Aug 2017


KEY FACTS:
  • 53 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2017, compared with 47 during 2016.

  • 12 people have been killed to date in JULY 2017.

  • 11 fatalities were males and 1 was female.

  • 6 were vehicle occupants, 4 were pedestrians and 2 were motorcycle riders.

  • To date in JULY 2017, there were 6 fatalities in the country and 6 in Adelaide.
  • Of the 12 fatal crashes to date in JULY 2017, 8 involved a single vehicle and 4 involved more than one vehicle.
  • All 12 crashes involved a single fatality.

  • The 5 heavy vehicle fatal crashes involved Truck/Pedestrian on Road, Semitrailer/Pedestrian Carpark, Car Sedan/Semitrailer, Truck/Tree, Station Wagon/Truck/Stobie Pole.

  • The 2 utility_van fatal crashes involved Pedestrian on Road/Forward Control Passenger Van, Car Sedan/Forward Control Passenger Van.
  • The 2 motorcycle fatal crashes involved Motorcycle/Animal Wild, Car Sedan/Motorcycle.


Fatalities - 2014 to 2017

5 Year Average 2014 2015 2016 2017
(2012 - 2016)
Month
January981375
February55444
March1012388
April859108
May67876
June9611710
July794412
August98116
September71177
October1091910
November88810
December102056
Total9810810286

Fatalities - 2016/2017 Comparison

JULY
2016
Year to Date
2016
JULY
2017
Year to Date
2017
Road User
Driver221529
Passenger-1314
Motorcyclist25210
Pillion Passenger----
Bicyclist-4--
Pedestrian-4410
Total4471253
Age
0-15-3-2
16-191114
20-241536
25-2917-3
30-39-6-6
40-49-8-5
50-591117
60-69-438
70+-12412
Not known----
Total4471253
Sex
Male4291143
Female-18110
Unknown----
Total4471253
Location
Adelaide-15626
Country432627
Total4471253



Fatalities - 2017 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-----22
16-1931----4
20-24312---6
25-293-----3
30-39112--26
40-491-2--25
50-597-----7
60-694-3--18
70+711--312
Unknown-------
Total29410--1053
Sex
Male2429--843
Female521--210
Total29410--1053
Location
Adelaide11-6--926
Country1844--127
Total29410--1053

 

Fatal Crashes - 2016/2017 Comparison

JULY
2016
Year to Date
2016
JULY
2017
Year to Date
2017
Location
Adelaide-13625
Country428625
Total4411250
Vehicles
Single Vehicle222832
Multiple Vehicle219418
Total4411250
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality4381247
Multiple Fatalities-3-3
Total4411250
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck1726
Rigid Truck-234
Bus-1--
Utility-629
4WD----
Car339741
Motorcycle25211
Bicycle-6--
Total Vehicles Involved6661671



Fatal Crashes - 2017 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle181432
Multiple Vehicle71118
Total252550
Fatalities
Single Fatality242347
Multiple Fatalities123
Total252550




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