ROAD CRASH FATALITIES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

ROAD FATALITIES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

FEBRUARY 2016

Date of Issue: 1 Mar 2016

KEY FACTS:

12 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2016, compared with 17 during 2015.

5 people have been killed to date in FEBRUARY 2016.

3 fatalities were males and 2 were females.

2 were motorcycle riders, 1 was a cyclist, 1 was a pedestrian and 1 was a vehicle occupant.

To date in FEBRUARY 2016, there was 1 fatality in the country and 4 in Adelaide.

Of the 5 fatal crashes to date in FEBRUARY 2016, 3 involved a single vehicle and 2 involved more than one vehicle.
All 5 crashes involved a single fatality.

The heavy vehicle fatal crash involved Bus/Scooter.

The utility_van fatal crash involved Utility_Van/Motorcycle.

The 2 motorcycle fatal crashes involved Utility_Van/Motorcycle, Bus/Scooter.

Fatalities - 2013 to 2016

		5 Year Average	2013	2014	2015	2016
		(2011 - 2015)
Month
	January	10	10	8	13	7
	February	6	4	5	4	5
	March	10	17	12	3
	April	8	4	5	9
	May	7	5	7	8
	June	10	13	6	11
	July	7	11	9	4
	August	9	9	8	11
	September	7	3	11	7
	October	9	6	9	19
	November	8	8	8	8
	December	10	7	20	5
Total		101	97	108	102

Fatalities - 2015/2016 Comparison

		FEBRUARY 2015	Year to Date 2015	FEBRUARY 2016	Year to Date 2016
Road User
	Driver	1	8	1	7
	Passenger	1	4	-	1
	Motorcyclist	-	2	2	2
	Pillion Passenger	-	-	-	-
	Bicyclist	-	1	1	1
	Pedestrian	2	2	1	1
Total		4	17	5	12
Age
	0-15	-	-	-	-
	16-19	-	1	-	-
	20-24	1	1	-	-
	25-29	-	1	2	4
	30-39	-	5	1	2
	40-49	-	1	1	3
	50-59	-	1	-	-
	60-69	-	2	-	1
	70+	3	5	1	2
	Not known	-	-	-	-
Total		4	17	5	12
Sex
	Male	2	12	3	7
	Female	2	5	2	5
	Unknown	-	-	-	-
Total		4	17	5	12
Location
	Adelaide	4	9	4	7
	Country	-	8	1	5
Total		4	17	5	12

Fatalities - 2016 Year to Date

		Driver	Pass- enger	Motor- cyclist	Pillion Passenger	Bicy- clist	Pedes- trian	Total
Ages
	0-15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	16-19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	20-24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	25-29	2	1	-	-	-	1	4
	30-39	1	-	1	-	-	-	2
	40-49	2	-	1	-	-	-	3
	50-59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	60-69	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
	70+	1	-	-	-	1	-	2
	Unknown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Total	7	1	2	-	1	1	12
Sex
	Male	4	-	1	-	1	1	7
	Female	3	1	1	-	-	-	5
	Total	7	1	2	-	1	1	12
Location
	Adelaide	3	-	2	-	1	1	7
	Country	4	1	-	-	-	-	5
	Total	7	1	2	-	1	1	12

Fatal Crashes - 2015/2016 Comparison

		FEBRUARY 2015	Year to Date 2015	FEBRUARY 2016	Year to Date 2016
Location
	Adelaide	4	9	4	5
	Country	-	5	1	5
Total		4	14	5	10
Vehicles
	Single Vehicle	2	7	3	5
	Multiple Vehicle	2	7	2	5
Total		4	14	5	10
Fatal Crashes
	Single Fatality	4	12	5	9
	Multiple Fatalities	-	2	-	1
Total		4	14	5	10
Vehicles Type Involved
	Articulated Truck	-	3	-	-
	Rigid Truck	-	1	-	-
	Bus	-	-	1	1
	Utility	-	-	1	5
	4WD	-	-	-	-
	Car	6	14	2	7
	Motorcycle	-	2	2	2
	Bicycle	-	1	1	1
Total Vehicles Involved		6	21	7	16

Fatal Crashes - 2016 Year to Date

		Adelaide	Country	Total
Vehicles
	Single Vehicle	2	3	5
	Multiple Vehicle	3	2	5
	Total	5	5	10
Fatalities
	Single Fatality	4	5	9
	Multiple Fatalities	1	-	1
	Total	5	5	10

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 & Crash Investigation Unit on (08) 8343 2854, Safety Strategy Section.

3. A road fatality occurs if a road crash results in the death, within 30 days, of any person involved in the crash .

4. A fatal crash is any road crash which results in one or more fatalities.

5. In this publication, "Adelaide" means the Greater Adelaide Statistical Division.