ROAD CRASH SERIOUS INJURIES INVOLVING
HEAVY VEHICLES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA


AUGUST 2018


Date of Issue: 8 Jan 2019


DateTimeVehicle(s) InvolvedCrash TypeNo. Of
Serious Injuries
Post
code
Road
17/8/201813:00Station Wagon, BdoubleRear End15723STUART HIGHWAY, MOUNT WILLOUGHBY
28/8/201818:55Utility, BdoubleRear End15356STURT HIGHWAY, TRURO



Heavy Vehicle Serious Injuries - 2015 to 2018
2015 2016 2017 2018
Month
January1262
February2332
March3476
April5343
May4643
June2563
July3332
August7172
September242
October241
November862
December541
Total444546




 

Serious Injury Crashes

AUGUST
2017
Year to Date
2017
AUGUST
2018
Year to Date
2018
Vehicles
Single Vehicle25-5
Multiple Vehicles427216
Total632221
Serious Inury Crashes
Single Injury524220
Multiple Injuries18-1
Total632221





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 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.