AUGUST 2019


Date of Issue: 7 Feb 2020


KEY FACTS:
  • 515 people have been seriously injured on South Australian roads during 2019, compared with 390 during 2018.


  • 82 people have been seriously injured in AUGUST 2019.


  • 57 serious injuries were males and 25 were females.


  • 58 were vehicle occupants, 11 were motorcycle riders, 7 were pedestrians and 6 were bicycle or e-scooter riders.


  • In AUGUST 2019, there were 34 serious injuries in the country and 48 in Adelaide.


  • Of the 69 serious injury crashes in AUGUST 2019, 35 involved a single vehicle and 34 involved more than one vehicle.

  • 59 crashes involved a single serious injury and 10 involved multiple serious injuries.



Serious Injuries - 2016 to 2019

5 Year Average 2016 2017 2018 2019
(2014 - 2018)
Month
January5556564254
February4550373749
March7167776082
April6172505952
May6170654272
June5459544864
July5350604460
August5854465882
September50534657
October56684643
November50453734
December56484852
Total670692622576




 

Serious Injuries - 2018/2019 Comparison

AUGUST
2018
Year to Date
2018
AUGUST
2019
Year to Date
2019
Road User
Driver3219349221
Passenger461963
Motorcyclist116111118
Pillion Passenger-3-4
Bicyclist134655
Pedestrian1038754
Total5839082515
Age
0-15118-19
16-19833936
20-24743963
25-293271049
30-399551384
40-49255851
50-59954770
60-69436969
70+12601666
Not known3918
Total5839082515
Sex
Male4226357363
Female1612725152
Unknown----
Total5839082515
Location
Adelaide3621348338
Country2217734177
Total5839082515



Serious Injuries - 2019 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-6-111119
16-1918412--236
20-2429819-4363
25-292441422349
30-39371023-8684
40-4921513-11151
50-5922519-18670
60-6933613-71069
70+3795131166
Unknown-6--118
Total2216311845554515
Sex
Male1432610914836363
Female783793718152
Total2216311845554515
Location
Adelaide128328015245338
Country933138339177
Total2216311845554515

 

Serious Injury Crashes - 2018/2019 Comparison

AUGUST
2018
Year to Date
2018
AUGUST
2019
Year to Date
2019
Location
Adelaide3118943307
Country2213826139
Total5332769446
Vehicles
Single Vehicle3217935225
Multiple Vehicles2114834221
Total5332769446
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury5028959400
Multiple Injuries3381046
Total5332769446
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck28-15
Rigid Truck-14415
Bus-237
Utility13701065
Car5730869415
Motorcycle116612127
Bicycle136657
Total Vehicles Involved84504104701



Serious Injury Crashes - 2019 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle13392225
Multiple Vehicles17447221
Total307139446
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury285115400
Multiple Injuries222446
Total307139446




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