ROAD CRASH SERIOUS INJURIES INVOLVING
HEAVY VEHICLES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA


FEBRUARY 2013


Date of Issue: 2 Jul 2013


DateTimeVehicle(s) InvolvedCrash TypeNo. Of
Serious Injuries
Post
code
Road
03/2/201311:45SemitrailerRollover15731GIDGEALPA H S ACCESS , GIDGEALPA
04/2/201315:15Station Wagon, TruckRight Angle15253THOMAS STREET, MURRAY BRIDGE
04/2/201321:00Utility_Van, TruckHead On15308JAM TIN CORNER ROAD, COPEVILLE
15/2/201311:10Car Sedan, Car Sedan, Tree, BdoubleRight Angle25540GEORGES CORNER - NELSHABY , NAPPERBY
17/2/201316:45Bus, Pedal CycleRear End15045ADELPHI TERRACE, GLENELG NORTH



Heavy Vehicle Serious Injuries - 2010 to 2013
2010 2011 2012 2013
Month
January2543
February11756
March384
April471
May3511
June1032
July744
August593
September344
October957
November844
December789
Total726958




 

Serious Injury Crashes

FEBRUARY
2012
Year to Date
2012
FEBRUARY
2013
Year to Date
2013
Vehicles
Single Vehicle1212
Multiple Vehicles4646
Total5858
Serious Inury Crashes
Single Injury5747
Multiple Injuries-111
Total5858





Explanatory Notes
  1. This publication contains details of the number of serious injury road crashes involving Heavy Vehicles that occurred in South Australia during FEBRUARY 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.