ROAD FATALITIES INVOLVING HEAVY VEHICLES
IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA


DECEMBER 2018


Date of Issue: 8 Jan 2019


DateTimeVehicle(s) InvolvedCrash TypeNo. Of
Fatalities
Post
code
Road
27/12/201811:35Station Wagon, Utility, SemitrailerHead On25555PT AUGUSTA - PT WAKEFIELD ,

Heavy Vehicle Fatalities - 2015 to 2018
2015 2016 2017 2018
Month
January7011
February0110
March0313
April1512
May1300
June2110
July0131
August2100
September1000
October2310
November0221
December3102
Total19211110








Fatal Crashes

DECEMBER
2017
Year to Date
2017
DECEMBER
2018
Year to Date
2018
Vehicles
Single Vehicle-3-1
Multiple Vehicle-818
Total-1119
Fatalities
Single Fatality-11-8
Multiple Fatalities--11
Total-1119





Explanatory Notes
  1. This publication contains details of the number of road fatalities and road fatal crashes involving Heavy Vehicles that occurred in South Australia during DECEMBER 2018 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 fatal road crash occurs if a road crash results in the death 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.
  4. 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.