ROAD CRASH SERIOUS INJURIES INVOLVING
HEAVY VEHICLES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA


JULY 2013


Date of Issue: 1 Oct 2013


DateTimeVehicle(s) InvolvedCrash TypeNo. Of
Serious Injuries
Post
code
Road
03/7/201313:25Station Wagon, BusRear End15084PROSPECT ROAD, KILBURN
05/7/201306:10Car Sedan, Truck, SemitrailerSide Swipe15095PT WAKEFIELD ROAD, MAWSON LAKES
11/7/201306:20Tree, BdoubleHit Fixed Object15254SOUTH EAST / PRINCES HIGHWAY, CALLINGTON
14/7/201301:40Car Sedan, Truck, Other FixedRight Angle15606SLEAFORD BAY ROAD, PORT LINCOLN
20/7/201313:30Car Sedan, Car Sedan, Station Wagon, TruckSide Swipe15495PT AUGUSTA - PT WAKEFIELD , BAROOTA



Heavy Vehicle Serious Injuries - 2010 to 2013
2010 2011 2012 2013
Month
January2543
February11756
March3845
April4715
May35115
June10321
July7445
August593
September344
October957
November844
December789
Total726958




Serious Injury Crashes

JULY
2012
Year to Date
2012
JULY
2013
Year to Date
2013
Vehicles
Single Vehicle11016
Multiple Vehicles118420
Total228526
Serious Inury Crashes
Single Injury126523
Multiple Injuries12-3
Total228526





Explanatory Notes
  1. This publication contains details of the number of serious injury road crashes involving Heavy Vehicles that occurred in South Australia during JULY 2013 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 road crash results in the hospitalisation, but not death, within 30 days, of any person involved in the road crash.
  2. A serious injury crash is any road crash which results in one or more serious injuries.
  3. In this publication, "Adelaide" means the Adelaide Statistical Division.
  4. Enquiries regarding these statistics or related publications should be directed to Road Crash Information Unit on (08) 8343 2854.