MARCH 2019


Date of Issue: 18 Dec 2019


KEY FACTS:
  • 185 people have been seriously injured on South Australian roads during 2019, compared with 139 during 2018.


  • 82 people have been seriously injured in MARCH 2019.


  • 56 serious injuries were males and 26 were females.


  • 51 were vehicle occupants, 23 were motorcycle riders, 7 were cyclists and 1 was a pedestrian.


  • In MARCH 2019, there were 26 serious injuries in the country and 56 in Adelaide.


  • Of the 63 serious injury crashes in MARCH 2019, 21 involved a single vehicle and 42 involved more than one vehicle.

  • 52 crashes involved a single serious injury and 11 involved multiple serious injuries.



Serious Injuries - 2016 to 2019

5 Year Average 2016 2017 2018 2019
(2014 - 2018)
Month
January5556564254
February4550373749
March7167776082
April61725059
May61706542
June54595448
July53506044
August58544658
September50534657
October56684643
November50453734
December56484852
Total670692622576




 

Serious Injuries - 2018/2019 Comparison

MARCH
2018
Year to Date
2018
MARCH
2019
Year to Date
2019
Road User
Driver26663464
Passenger15241726
Motorcyclist7232054
Pillion Passenger--34
Bicyclist917724
Pedestrian39113
Total6013982185
Age
0-154848
16-192717
20-24510418
25-29381016
30-3911211637
40-4913301020
50-598181532
60-693121021
70+9211124
Not known2412
Total6013982185
Sex
Male459656131
Female15432654
Unknown----
Total6013982185
Location
Adelaide307456116
Country30652669
Total6013982185



Serious Injuries - 2019 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-4-1-38
16-194-3---7
20-24617-3118
25-295-821-16
30-391469-6237
40-49645-4120
50-599311-7232
60-69727-2321
70+13541-124
Unknown-1--1-2
Total64265442413185
Sex
Male4211481218131
Female2215633554
Total64265442413185
Location
Adelaide34143612110116
Country30121833369
Total64265442413185

 

Serious Injury Crashes - 2018/2019 Comparison

MARCH
2018
Year to Date
2018
MARCH
2019
Year to Date
2019
Location
Adelaide276747104
Country18461652
Total4511363156
Vehicles
Single Vehicle18542175
Multiple Vehicles27594281
Total4511363156
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury3810052138
Multiple Injuries7131118
Total4511363156
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck2339
Rigid Truck2645
Bus--11
Utility7241024
Car5010663124
Motorcycle8262459
Bicycle1119725
Total Vehicles Involved80184112247



Serious Injury Crashes - 2019 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle453075
Multiple Vehicles592281
Total10452156
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury9741138
Multiple Injuries71118
Total10452156




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 DPTI.RoadCrashData@sa.gov.au
  1. A road serious injury occurs if a road crash results in the hospitalisation, but not death, within 30 days, of any person involved in 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.


Report also available on the TZT website - http://www.towardszerotogether.sa.gov.au/road_crash_facts