OCTOBER 2018


Date of Issue: 16 Nov 2018


KEY FACTS:
  • 59 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2018, compared with 80 during 2017.


  • 4 people have been killed to date in OCTOBER 2018.


  • 2 fatalities were males and 2 were females.


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


  • To date in OCTOBER 2018, there were 2 fatalities in the country and 2 in Adelaide.
  • Of the 4 fatal crashes to date in OCTOBER 2018, 1 involved a single vehicle and 3 involved more than one vehicle.

  • All 4 crashes involved a single fatality.


  • The motorcycle fatal crash involved Station Wagon/Motorcycle.



Fatalities - 2015 to 2018

5 Year Average 2015 2016 2017 2018
(2013 - 2017)
Month
January913755
February44443
March1038811
April791087
May68757
June911795
July844114
August10116153
September777610
October11191094
November981011
December9569
Total9910286100




Fatalities - 2017/2018 Comparison

OCTOBER
2017
Year to Date
2017
OCTOBER
2018
Year to Date
2018
Road User
Driver340332
Passenger17-12
Motorcyclist21915
Pillion Passenger----
Bicyclist12-6
Pedestrian212-4
Total980459
Age
0-15-2-4
16-191615
20-24110-5
25-2928-5
30-39-7-6
40-491829
50-59-9-6
60-6929-8
70+221111
Not known----
Total980459
Sex
Male863244
Female117215
Unknown----
Total980459
Location
Adelaide746217
Country234242
Total980459



Fatalities - 2018 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-2--114
16-19311---5
20-2441----5
25-2922--1-5
30-3932---16
40-494-3-119
50-59411---6
60-6951--2-8
70+72--1111
Unknown-------
Total32125-6459
Sex
Male2475-6244
Female85---215
Total32125-6459
Location
Adelaide924-1117
Country23101-5342
Total32125-6459

 

Fatal Crashes - 2017/2018 Comparison

OCTOBER
2017
Year to Date
2017
OCTOBER
2018
Year to Date
2018
Location
Adelaide644217
Country231240
Total875457
Vehicles
Single Vehicle543129
Multiple Vehicle332328
Total875457
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality770455
Multiple Fatalities15-2
Total875457
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck-5-4
Rigid Truck14-4
Bus----
Utility-13-15
4WD----
Car972652
Motorcycle22015
Bicycle12-7
Total Vehicles Involved13116787



Fatal Crashes - 2018 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle82129
Multiple Vehicle91928
Total174057
Fatalities
Single Fatality173855
Multiple Fatalities-22
Total174057




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