OCTOBER 2019


Date of Issue: 22 Nov 2019


KEY FACTS:
  • 88 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2019, compared with 59 during 2018.


  • 8 people have been killed to date in OCTOBER 2019.


  • 5 fatalities were males and 3 were females.


  • 4 were pedestrians, 3 were vehicle occupants and 1 was a motorcycle rider.


  • To date in OCTOBER 2019, there were 3 fatalities in the country and 5 in Adelaide.
  • Of the 8 fatal crashes to date in OCTOBER 2019, 7 involved a single vehicle and 1 involved more than one vehicle.

  • All 8 crashes involved a single fatality.


  • The 2 heavy vehicle fatal crashes involved Truck/Tree, Pedestrian on Road/Bdouble.


  • The 3 utility_van fatal crashes involved Utility/Guard Rail, Utility/Motorcycle/Stobie Pole, Utility/Pedestrian on Road/Pedestrian on Road.


  • The 2 motorcycle fatal crashes involved Utility/Motorcycle/Stobie Pole, Motorcycle/Pedestrian on Road.



Fatalities - 2016 to 2019

5 Year Average 2016 2017 2018 2019
(2014 - 2018)
Month
January875514
February44433
March8881113
April8108711
May775712
June87958
July641148
August961538
September876103
October1010948
November10101112
December10699
Total968610080


 

Fatalities - 2018/2019 Comparison

OCTOBER
2018
Year to Date
2018
OCTOBER
2019
Year to Date
2019
Road User
Driver332345
Passenger-12-7
Motorcyclist15115
Pillion Passenger----
Bicyclist-6-2
Pedestrian-4419
Total459888
Age
0-15-413
16-1915-6
20-24-5-9
25-29-5-6
30-39-6315
40-4929-12
50-59-6210
60-69-8-6
70+111221
Not known----
Total459888
Sex
Male244564
Female215324
Unknown----
Total459888
Location
Adelaide217536
Country242352
Total459888



Fatalities - 2019 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-----33
16-19222---6
20-24412--29
25-29312---6
30-399-4--215
40-49612--312
50-596-2--210
60-6921--216
70+1311--621
Unknown-------
Total45715-21988
Sex
Male35215-21064
Female105---924
Total45715-21988
Location
Adelaide1319--1336
Country3266-2652
Total45715-21988

 

Fatal Crashes - 2018/2019 Comparison

OCTOBER
2018
Year to Date
2018
OCTOBER
2019
Year to Date
2019
Location
Adelaide217536
Country240349
Total457885
Vehicles
Single Vehicle129751
Multiple Vehicle328134
Total457885
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality455882
Multiple Fatalities-2-3
Total457885
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck-4118
Rigid Truck-414
Bus---2
Utility-15314
4WD----
Car652264
Motorcycle15217
Bicycle-7-4
Total Vehicles Involved7879123



Fatal Crashes - 2019 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle252651
Multiple Vehicle112334
Total364985
Fatalities
Single Fatality364682
Multiple Fatalities-33
Total364985




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 Safe Systems and Crash Investigation Unit at DPTI.RoadCrashData@sa.gov.au, Safety Strategy Section.
  1. A road fatality occurs if a road crash results in the death, within 30 days, of any person involved in the crash.
  2. A fatal crash is any road crash which results in one or more fatalities.
  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