ROAD CRASH SERIOUS INJURIES INVOLVING
HEAVY VEHICLES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA


AUGUST 2019


Date of Issue: 7 Feb 2020


DateTimeVehicle(s) InvolvedCrash TypeNo. Of
Serious Injuries
Post
code
Road
09/8/201916:53Car Sedan, Station Wagon, BusRear End15087NORTH EAST ROAD, WINDSOR GARDENS
10/8/201913:30Truck, TreeHit Fixed Object15690EYRE HIGHWAY, COORABIE
12/8/201912:55Car Sedan, BusRight Angle15032AIRPORT ROAD, BROOKLYN PARK
19/8/201915:24Bus, Pedestrian on RoadHit Pedestrian15042REGISTRY ROAD, BEDFORD PARK
26/8/201916:29Car Sedan, TruckHead On15271KEITH - MOUNT GAMBIER , LOCHABER
26/8/201919:00Car Sedan, TruckRear End15172NOARLUNGA - VICTOR HARBOR , WILLUNGA SOUTH
27/8/201913:18Truck, MotorcycleRear End15733MARLA-MARREE (OODNADATTA TRACK) , CALLANNA
27/8/201913:45Panel Van, TruckHit Parked Vehicle25121NORTHERN EXPRESSWAY , PENFIELD GARDENS



Heavy Vehicle Serious Injuries - 2016 to 2019
2016 2017 2018 2019
Month
January2625
February3324
March47710
April3432
May6437
June5632
July3326
August1729
September423
October413
November626
December418
Total454644




 

Serious Injury Crashes

AUGUST
2018
Year to Date
2018
AUGUST
2019
Year to Date
2019
Vehicles
Single Vehicle-528
Multiple Vehicles217631
Total222839
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury221733
Multiple Injuries-116
Total222839





Explanatory Notes
  1. This publication contains details of the number of serious injury road crashes involving Heavy Vehicles that occurred in South Australia during AUGUST 2019 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 person who sustains injuries and is admitted to hospital for a minimum period of an overnight stay as a result of a road crash and who does not die as a result of those injuries within 30 days of the 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 DPTI.RoadCrashData@sa.gov.au