ROAD CRASH SERIOUS INJURIES INVOLVING
HEAVY VEHICLES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA


MAY 2021


Date of Issue: 22 Oct 2021


DateTimeVehicle(s) InvolvedCrash TypeNo. Of
Serious Injuries
Post
code
Road
03/5/202117:54Motorcycle, Bdouble, BdoubleSide Swipe15015PERKINS DRIVE, PORT ADELAIDE
13/5/202112:25Car Sedan, TruckHead On15203YANKALILLA - VICTOR HARBOR , YANKALILLA
14/5/202117:51Car Sedan, BdoubleHead On15550PT AUGUSTA - PT WAKEFIELD , PORT WAKEFIELD



Heavy Vehicle Serious Injuries - 2018 to 2021
2018 2019 2020 2021
Month
January2543
February2443
March71032
April3212
May3713
June321
July265
August292
September322
October343
November668
December872
Total446436




 

Serious Injury Crashes

MAY
2020
Year to Date
2020
MAY
2021
Year to Date
2021
Vehicles
Single Vehicle-3-2
Multiple Vehicles19311
Total112313
Serious Inury Crashes
Single Injury111313
Multiple Injuries-1--
Total112313





Explanatory Notes
  1. This publication contains details of the number of serious injury road crashes involving Heavy Vehicles that occurred in South Australia during MAY 2021 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 DIT.RoadCrashData@sa.gov.au