MAY 2021


Date of Issue: 22 Oct 2021


KEY FACTS:
  • 334 people have been seriously injured on South Australian roads during 2021, compared with 290 during 2020.


  • 61 people have been seriously injured in MAY 2021.


  • 37 serious injuries were males and 24 were females.


  • 33 were vehicle occupants, 14 were motorcycle riders, 8 were bicycle or e-scooter riders and 6 were pedestrians.


  • In MAY 2021, there were 15 serious injuries in the country and 46 in Adelaide.


  • Of the 56 serious injury crashes in MAY 2021, 28 involved a single vehicle and 28 involved more than one vehicle.

  • 51 crashes involved a single serious injury and 5 involved multiple serious injuries.



Serious Injuries - 2018 to 2021

5 Year Average 2018 2019 2020 2021
(2016 - 2020)
Month
January5442546167
February4937497487
March7260827276
April5559524043
May5842724361
June54486447
July55446063
August58588249
September55576852
October58437558
November56348579
December63529077
Total687576833715




 

Serious Injuries - 2020/2021 Comparison

MAY
2020
Year to Date
2020
MAY
2021
Year to Date
2021
Road User
Driver1912225129
Passenger735849
Motorcyclist10781476
Pillion Passenger-1-2
Bicyclist533850
Pedestrian221628
Total4329061334
Age
0-1521339
16-198231138
20-24935238
25-29631539
30-39239836
40-493391049
50-59646956
60-69127939
70+636329
Not known-111
Total4329061334
Sex
Male3020137224
Female138924110
Unknown----
Total4329061334
Location
Adelaide2718746246
Country161031588
Total4329061334



Serious Injuries - 2021 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-6--129
16-1919107--238
20-24188414338
25-292057-3439
30-391341115236
40-4920414-8349
50-5913221-17356
60-6912411-12-39
70+1461--829
Unknown-----11
Total129497625028334
Sex
Male77247113912224
Female5225511116110
Total129497625028334
Location
Adelaide84325924623246
Country451717-4588
Total129497625028334

 

Serious Injury Crashes - 2020/2021 Comparison

MAY
2020
Year to Date
2020
MAY
2021
Year to Date
2021
Location
Adelaide2216744211
Country13861271
Total3525356282
Vehicles
Single Vehicle1512728144
Multiple Vehicles2012628138
Total3525356282
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury3123551256
Multiple Injuries418526
Total3525356282
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck15310
Rigid Truck-513
Bus-3--
Utility1344340
Car3724058250
Motorcycle10761481
Bicycle433648
Total Vehicles Involved6540685432



Serious Injury Crashes - 2021 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle9846144
Multiple Vehicles11325138
Total21171282
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury19561256
Multiple Injuries161026
Total21171282




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 DIT.RoadCrashData@sa.gov.au
  1. A road serious injury occurs if a road crash results in the hospitalisation, but not death, within 30 days, of any person involved in 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.


Report also available on the TZT website - http://www.towardszerotogether.sa.gov.au/road_crash_facts