ROAD CRASH SERIOUS INJURIES INVOLVING
HEAVY VEHICLES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA


OCTOBER 2019


Date of Issue: 20 May 2020


DateTimeVehicle(s) InvolvedCrash TypeNo. Of
Serious Injuries
Post
code
Road
02/10/201905:18Car Sedan, Semitrailer, TreeSide Swipe15095PT WAKEFIELD ROAD, MAWSON LAKES
08/10/201913:44Utility, BdoubleHead On15356STURT HIGHWAY, TRURO
16/10/201908:00Truck, Stobie PoleHit Fixed Object15120THOMPSON ROAD, BUCKLAND PARK
29/10/201914:00Bus, MotorcycleSide Swipe15113CAMPBELL ROAD, ELIZABETH DOWNS



Heavy Vehicle Serious Injuries - 2016 to 2019
2016 2017 2018 2019
Month
January2625
February3324
March47710
April3432
May6437
June5632
July3326
August1729
September4232
October4134
November626
December418
Total454644




 

Serious Injury Crashes

OCTOBER
2018
Year to Date
2018
OCTOBER
2019
Year to Date
2019
Vehicles
Single Vehicle-5110
Multiple Vehicles322335
Total327445
Serious Inury Crashes
Single Injury325439
Multiple Injuries-2-6
Total327445





Explanatory Notes
  1. This publication contains details of the number of serious injury road crashes involving Heavy Vehicles that occurred in South Australia during OCTOBER 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