ROAD CRASH SERIOUS INJURIES INVOLVING
HEAVY VEHICLES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA


DECEMBER 2018


Date of Issue: 6 Jun 2019


DateTimeVehicle(s) InvolvedCrash TypeNo. Of
Serious Injuries
Post
code
Road
04/12/201813:00Car Sedan, SemitrailerRight Angle15355GREENOCK - NURIOOTPA , NURIOOTPA
06/12/201816:20Car Sedan, BdoubleRear End15245SOUTH EAST / PRINCES HIGHWAY, PAECHTOWN
13/12/201808:58Car Sedan, Station Wagon, Station Wagon, BdoubleRear End45330STURT HIGHWAY, GOOD HOPE LANDING
14/12/201808:25Bus, Pedestrian on RoadHit Pedestrian15073HECTORVILLE ROAD, HECTORVILLE
21/12/201804:00Pedestrian on Road, BdoubleHit Pedestrian15065PORTRUSH ROAD, LINDEN PARK



Heavy Vehicle Serious Injuries - 2015 to 2018
2015 2016 2017 2018
Month
January1262
February2332
March3477
April5343
May4643
June2563
July3332
August7172
September2423
October2413
November8626
December5418
Total44454644




 

Serious Injury Crashes

DECEMBER
2017
Year to Date
2017
DECEMBER
2018
Year to Date
2018
Vehicles
Single Vehicle1928
Multiple Vehicles-29330
Total138538
Serious Inury Crashes
Single Injury130435
Multiple Injuries-813
Total138538





Explanatory Notes
  1. This publication contains details of the number of serious injury road crashes involving Heavy Vehicles that occurred in South Australia during DECEMBER 2018 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 Safe Systems and Crash Investigation Unit at DPTI.RoadCrashData@sa.gov.au, Safety Strategy Section.